Understanding Rituals Contributor(s): De Coppet, Daniel (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415061210 ISBN-13: 9780415061216 Publisher: Routledge
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 1992 Annotation: Rituals have always been valued highly by the members of any given society and the popularity of ritual and ceremony has enjoyed a recent revival in westernized countries, particularly in Europe, despite the relaxation and elimination of national boundaries and the move towards federalism. "Understanding Rituals" presents six different contributions on how to understand rituals within the frame of contemporary social anthropology and shows how diverse theoretical viewpoints seem to lead to the common feeling that rituals now constitute one of the most fertile fields of anthropological research. The distinguished contributors present analyzed rituals taken from a wide range of societies and link the Vedic time to the present situation in India; a West African society to Wittgenstein's requirement for comparison with Western feelings; and link and contrast the different modes of participation in a Nuba village of Sudan, as well as the confronting Punjabi and English communities of a London suburb. Rituals are also analyzed as they create, preserve and transform social relations and cultural identity. The contributors demonstrate how rituals can be used for discovery of the ultimate and contradictory values to which each society as a whole is attached. "Understanding Rituals" is invaluable to all lecturers and students of social anthropology and cultural studies. Click for more in this series: European Association of Social Anthropologists |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Social Science | Customs & Traditions |
Dewey: 390 |
LCCN: 92-5657 |
Lexile Measure: 1470(Not Available) |
Series: European Association of Social Anthropologists |
Physical Information: 0.31" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" L (0.39 lbs) 132 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index |
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Publisher Description: Understanding Rituals explores how ritual can be understood within the framework of contemporary social anthropology, and shows that ritual is now one of the most fertile fields of anthropological research. The contributors demonstrate how rituals create and maintain - or transform - a society's cultural identity and social relations. By examining specific rituals from various theoretical viewpoints, they reveal the ultimate and contradictory values to which each society as a whole is attached. |
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