| Elements of Ritual and Violence Contributor(s): Kitts, Margo (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108448321 ISBN-13: 9781108448321 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion |
| Series: Elements in Religion and Violence |
| Physical Information: 0.26" H x 5" W x 7" (0.25 lbs) 106 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ritualized violence is by definition not haphazard or random, but seemingly intentional and often ceremonial. It has a long history in religious practice, as attested in texts and artifacts from the earliest civilizations. It is equally evident in the behaviors of some contemporary religious activists and within initiatory practices ongoing in many regions of the world. Given its longevity and cultural expanse, ritualized violence presumably exerts a pull deeply into the sociology, psychology, anthropology, theology, perhaps even ontology of its practitioners, but this is not transparent. This short volume will sketch the subject of ritualized violence, that is, it will summarize some established theories about ritual and about violence, and will ponder a handful of striking instantiations of their link. |