Rite Makes Right

This paper considers ritual phenomena in the context of a naturalistic theory of religion. Religious traditions are described as mythic traditions, where myth is understood to be a narrative integration of cosmological and moral ideas. Ritual practices emerge as part of a cluster of strategies tha...

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Main Author: Rue, Loyal D. 1944- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] [2014]
In: Diskus
Year: 2012, Volume: 13, Pages: 1-9
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Summary:This paper considers ritual phenomena in the context of a naturalistic theory of religion. Religious traditions are described as mythic traditions, where myth is understood to be a narrative integration of cosmological and moral ideas. Ritual practices emerge as part of a cluster of strategies that function collectively to revitalize the power of the myth to influence the ways people think, feel and act.
ISSN:0967-8948
Contains:Enthalten in: Diskus
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.18792/diskus.v13i0.24