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...

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Subtitles:Ritual efficacy
Contributors: Sax, William Sturman 1957- (Editor) ; Quack, Johannes (Editor) ; Weinhold, Jan 1972- (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford New York Oxford University Press 2011
In:Year: 2011
Series/Journal:Oxford ritual studies
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ritual / Efficiency
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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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic