| Ritual and Religious Belief: A Reader Contributor(s): Harvey, Graham (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415974488 ISBN-13: 9780415974486 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $31.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2005 Annotation: What is ritual's relation to belief? to performance? Does ritual have its own logic? "Ritual and Religious Belief" is a reader that brings together material exploring the problem of ritual from many perspectives. Selections from the sixteenth century to the present explore the idea of ritual as a type of religious behavior, ritual in relation to belief and thought, and ritual as "vain repetition." This anthology considers many perspectives, enabling the student and scholar to consider the richness of the questions surrounding the concept of ritual. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Comparative Religion - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 204 |
| Series: Critical Categories in the Study of Religion |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 6.82" W x 9.36" (1.19 lbs) 320 pages |
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| Publisher Description: What is ritual's relation to belief? to performance? Does ritual have its own logic? Ritual and Religious Belief is a reader that brings together material exploring the problem of ritual from many perspectives. Selections from the sixteenth century to the present explore the idea of ritual as a type of religious behavior, ritual in relation to belief and thought, and ritual as "vain repetition." This anthology considers many perspectives, enabling the student and scholar to consider the richness of the questions surrounding the concept of ritual. |