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Ritual : perspectives and dimensions /

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, ©1997.Description: xv, 351 pages. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0195110528 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780195110517 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0195110528 (pbk.)
  • 9780195110524 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BL600 .B47 1997
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Contents:
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 --
Summary: 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.
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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.

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