New Rituals Old Societies
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New Rituals Old Societies
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Author : Nissan Rubin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
New Rituals Old Societies written by Nissan Rubin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Religion categories.
Focusing on the secular society of contemporary Israel, this collection examines rituals which have been invented by communities and individuals in order to celebrate important turning points.
Ritual A Very Short Introduction
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Author : Barry Stephenson
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2015-01-28
Ritual A Very Short Introduction written by Barry Stephenson and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-28 with Religion categories.
Ritual is part of what it means to be human. Like sports, music, and drama, ritual defines and enriches culture, putting those who practice it in touch with sources of value and meaning larger than themselves. Ritual is unavoidable, yet it holds a place in modern life that is decidedly ambiguous. What is ritual? What does it do? Is it useful? What are the various kinds of ritual? Is ritual tradition bound and conservative or innovative and transformational? Alongside description of a number of specific rites, this Very Short Introduction explores ritual from both theoretical and historical perspectives. Barry Stephenson focuses on the places where ritual touches everyday life: in politics and power; moments of transformation in the life cycle; as performance and embodiment. He also discusses the boundaries of ritual, and how and why certain behaviors have been studied as ritual while others have not. Stephenson shows how ritual is an important vehicle for group and identity formation; how it generates and transmits beliefs and values; how it can be used to exploit and oppress; and how it has served as a touchstone for thinking about cultural origins and historical change. Encompassing the breadth and depth of modern ritual studies, Barry Stephenson's Very Short Introduction also develops a narrative of ritual's place in social and cultural life. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Rituals Of Royalty
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Author : David Cannadine
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1992-04-23
Rituals Of Royalty written by David Cannadine and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-04-23 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Heads of state today mark their rites of passage with splendid ceremonial, from Reagan's inaugural to Andropov's funeral. Such spectacles continue to be a prominent part of modern political systems, of varied ideological hue, but their precise meaning and importance often remain unclear. The essays in this book - all specially written for it - address the central problem in the understanding of royal rituals, namely the relation between power and anthropologists, and the traditional societies examined range from ancient Babylon to nineteenth-century Madagascar, from medieval Europe to contemporary Ghana.
New Perspectives On Human Sacrifice And Ritual Body Treatments In Ancient Maya Society
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Author : Vera Tiesler
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2007-02-15
New Perspectives On Human Sacrifice And Ritual Body Treatments In Ancient Maya Society written by Vera Tiesler and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-02-15 with Social Science categories.
This book examines Maya sacrifice and related posthumous body manipulation. The editors bring together an international group of contributors from the area studied: archaeologists as well as anthropologists, forensic anthropologists, art historians and bioarchaeologists. This interdisciplinary approach provides a comprehensive perspective on these sites as well as the material culture and biological evidence found there
New Ritual Society
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Author : Gianpiero Vincenzo
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2018-07-27
New Ritual Society written by Gianpiero Vincenzo and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-27 with Business & Economics categories.
Consumerism has established itself as a dominant lifestyle, but the reasons behind this are often unclear. This study revisits a large amount of diverse research, and argues that consumerism is a powerful ritual “machine” that can make up for the modern lack of values with new symbols and rituals. Consumerism made its claim between the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, when the traditional symbolic world had ended and a new one had not yet emerged. Slowly but progressively, consumerism begun to develop new symbolic forms and new social rituals, becoming the basis for new mimetic behaviours. As nationalism has progressively declined, consumerism has permeated the entire social fabric. Supermarkets and shopping malls must be interpreted in the light of their ritual significance, as temples and holy cities of a new symbolic order. In the consumeristic era, many people are led to think and imagine in consumer terms, to identify themselves through consumption rituals. The impact of consumerism on culture, from literature to art, should not be underestimated. Many artists have tried to develop their aesthetics by triggering a dialectical, or openly critical, confrontation with consumerism. This book also takes into account the development of violence and the effects of consumerism on childhood and new generations. The book contains a preface by the German anthropologist Christoph Wulf, and the images illustrating the text are by Belgian artist Michel Couturier.
Ceremony And Ritual In Japan
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Author : D. P. Martinez
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-02-01
Ceremony And Ritual In Japan written by D. P. Martinez and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-01 with Social Science categories.
Japan is one of the most urbanised and industrialised countries in the world. Yet the Japanese continue to practise a variety of religious rituals and ceremonies despite the high-tech, highly regimented nature of Japanese society. Ceremony and Ritual in Japan focuses on the traditional and religious aspects of Japanese society from an anthropological perspective, presenting new material and making cross-cultural comparisons. The chapters in this collection cover topics as diverse as funerals and mourning, sweeping, women's roles in ritual, the division of ceremonial foods into bitter and sweet, the history of a shrine, the playing of games, the exchange of towels and the relationship between ceremony and the workplace. The book provides an overview of the meaning of tradition, and looks at the way in which new ceremonies have sprung up in changing circumstances, while old ones have been preserved, or have developed new meanings.
Initiation In Ancient Greek Rituals And Narratives
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Author : David Dodd
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-09-05
Initiation In Ancient Greek Rituals And Narratives written by David Dodd and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-05 with History categories.
Scholars of classical history and literature have for more than a century accepted `initiation' as a tool for understanding a variety of obscure rituals and myths, ranging from the ancient Greek wedding and adolescent haircutting rituals to initiatory motifs or structures in Greek myth, comedy and tragedy. In this books an international group of experts including Gloria Ferrari, Fritz Graf and Bruce Lincoln, critique many of these past studies, and challenge strongly the tradition of privileging the concept of initiation as a tool for studying social performances and literary texts, in which changes in status or group membership occur in unusual ways. These new modes of research mark an important turning point in the modern study of the religion and myths of ancient Greece and Rome, making this a valuable collection across a number of classical subjects.
Religious Partecipation In Ancient And Medieval Societies Rituals Interaction And Identity
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Author : Sari Katajala-Peltomaa
language : en
Publisher: Quasar
Release Date : 2013
Religious Partecipation In Ancient And Medieval Societies Rituals Interaction And Identity written by Sari Katajala-Peltomaa and has been published by Quasar this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with History categories.
Ritual Play And Belief In Evolution And Early Human Societies
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Author : Colin Renfrew
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018
Ritual Play And Belief In Evolution And Early Human Societies written by Colin Renfrew and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Social Science categories.
This book presents unique new insights into the development of human ritual and society through our heritage of play and performance.
Reprints Of Old Rituals
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Author : Albert Pike
language : en
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
Release Date : 2014-03-29
Reprints Of Old Rituals written by Albert Pike and has been published by Literary Licensing, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-29 with categories.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1874 Edition.