Ritual : perspectives and dimensions /
Bell, Catherine M., 1953-
Ritual : perspectives and dimensions / - New York : Oxford University Press, ©1997. - xv, 351 pages. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-341) and index.
Theories: The History of Interpretation -- Myth or Ritual: Questions of Origin and Essence -- Early Theories and Theorists -- The Myth and Ritual Schools -- The Phenomenology of Religions -- Psychoanalytic Approaches to Ritual -- Profile: Interpreting the Akitu Festival --
Catherine Bell provides a practical introduction to ritual and its study with comprehensive overviews of the most influential theories of religion and ritual. The book examines the major categories of ritual activity.
0195110528 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780195110517 (cloth : alk. paper) 0195110528 (pbk.) 9780195110524 (pbk.)
96023945
Ritual.
Religion.
BL600 / .B47 1997
Ritual : perspectives and dimensions / - New York : Oxford University Press, ©1997. - xv, 351 pages. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-341) and index.
Theories: The History of Interpretation -- Myth or Ritual: Questions of Origin and Essence -- Early Theories and Theorists -- The Myth and Ritual Schools -- The Phenomenology of Religions -- Psychoanalytic Approaches to Ritual -- Profile: Interpreting the Akitu Festival --
Catherine Bell provides a practical introduction to ritual and its study with comprehensive overviews of the most influential theories of religion and ritual. The book examines the major categories of ritual activity.
0195110528 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780195110517 (cloth : alk. paper) 0195110528 (pbk.) 9780195110524 (pbk.)
96023945
Ritual.
Religion.
BL600 / .B47 1997