The Craft of Ritual Studies (Oxford Ritual Studies) 9780195301427, 9780195301434, 0195301420

The Craft of Ritual Studies (Oxford Ritual Studies) [1 ed.] 9780195301427, 9780195301434, 0195301420

In religious studies, theory and method research has long been embroiled in a polarized debate over scientific versus th

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The Dysfunction of Ritual in Early Confucianism (Oxford Ritual Studies) [1 ed.] 9780199924899, 9780199924912, 0199924899

In The Dysfunction of Ritual in Early Confucianism Michael Ing describes how early Confucians coped with situations wher

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Homo Ritualis: Hindu Ritual and Its Significance for Ritual Theory (Oxford Ritual Studies) 9780190493585, 9780190262624

Is the richness and diversity of rituals and celebrations in South Asia unique? Are Indians or Hindus more involved in r

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The Problem of Ritual Efficacy (Oxford Ritual Studies) 9780195394405, 9780195394412, 0195394402

How do rituals work? Although this is one of the first questions that people everywhere ask about rituals, little has be

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Mock Ritual in the Modern Era (OXFORD RITUAL STUDIES SERIES) 9780197637456, 9780197637432, 0197637450

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Mock Ritual in the Modern Era (OXFORD RITUAL STUDIES SERIES) 9780197637432, 0197637434

Mock Ritual in the Modern Era explores the complex interrelations between ritual and mockery, the latter of which is not

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Negotiating Rites (Oxford Ritual Studies) 9780199812295, 9780199812318, 0199812292

In common understanding, but also in scholarly discourse, ritual has been long viewed as an undisputed and indisputable

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Homo Ritualis: Hindu Ritual and Its Significance for Ritual Theory (Oxford Ritual Studies) [1 ed.] 9780190262631, 019026263X

Is the richness and diversity of rituals and celebrations in South Asia unique? Are Indians or Hindus more involved in r

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Ritual, Media, and Conflict (Oxford Ritual Studies) [Illustrated] 9780199735235, 9780199735549, 0199735239

Rituals can provoke or escalate conflict, but they can also mediate it and although conflict is a normal aspect of human

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Ritual Textuality: Pattern and Motion in Performance (Oxford Ritual Studies) 9780199341139, 9780199341146, 0199341133

A classic question in studies of ritual is how ritual performances achieve-or fail to achieve-their effects. In this pat

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