Ritual, Time, and Enternity

Abstract. It is argued here that the construction of time and eternity are among ritual's entailments. In dividing continuous duration into distinct periods ritual distinguishes two temporal conditions: (1) that prevailing in mundane periods and (2) that prevailing during the intervals between...

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Main Author: Rappaport, Roy A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 1992
In: Zygon
Year: 1992, Volume: 27, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-30
Further subjects:B Sanctity
B Hierarchy
B orders of meaning
B Ritual
B Time
B Eternity
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