The problem of ritual efficacy
How do rituals work? Although this is one of the first questions that people everywhere ask about rituals, little has been written explicitly on the topic. In The Problem of Ritual Efficacy, nine scholars address this issue, ranging across the fields of history, anthropology, medicine, and biblical...
| Subtitles: | Ritual efficacy |
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| Contributors: | ; ; |
| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford New York
Oxford University Press
2011
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| In: | Year: 2011 |
| Series/Journal: | Oxford ritual studies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ritual
/ Efficiency
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Social Sciences B Ceremonial Behavior B Ritual B Religion B Anthropology B Spirit healing B Psychiatry and Psychology B Ritual magic B Anthropology, Cultural B Philosophy & Religion B Social Behavior B Electronic books B Behavior B Culture B Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms B SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Customs & Traditions B Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena B Religion - General |
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| Summary: | How do rituals work? Although this is one of the first questions that people everywhere ask about rituals, little has been written explicitly on the topic. In The Problem of Ritual Efficacy, nine scholars address this issue, ranging across the fields of history, anthropology, medicine, and biblical studies. For "modern" people, the very notion of ritual efficacy is suspicious because rituals are widely thought of as merely symbolic or expressive, so that - by definition - they cannot be efficacious. Nevertheless people in many cultures assume that rituals do indeed "work |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| ISBN: | 0199742367 |