The goals of the chapters are to consider where the field currently stands in understanding religious rituals and what novel ideas can improve our knowledge about these practices; and furnish innovative applications of theory by discussing particular examples which are drawn from the authors’ fieldwork. The chapters cover Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, and Islamic rituals, thus providing a view of how ritual practices vary across the globe, but also how they share some important characteristics.
The goals of the chapters are to consider where the field currently stands in understanding religious rituals and what novel ideas can improve our knowledge about these practices; and furnish innovative applications of theory by discussing particular examples which are drawn from the authors’ fieldwork. The chapters cover Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, and Islamic rituals, thus providing a view of how ritual practices vary across the globe, but also how they share some important characteristics.

Understanding Religious Ritual: Theoretical approaches and innovations
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Understanding Religious Ritual: Theoretical approaches and innovations
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781138019881 |
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Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date: | 01/10/2014 |
Series: | Routledge Advances in Sociology |
Pages: | 240 |
Product dimensions: | 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d) |