Thirteen Ways of Looking at a ‘'Ritual'

‘Ritual' has long been a key concept in anthropology and many ‘rituals' have been identified, described, and interpreted. In most cases, those interpretations have been generated and presented by anthropologists. Occasionally, however, the interpretations of participants themselves are pre...

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Main Author: Collins, Peter 1954- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Carfax Publ. [2005]
In: Journal of contemporary religion
Year: 2005, Volume: 20, Issue: 3, Pages: 323-342
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