Author: Knights of LaborPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
Ritual and Regulations
Ritual and Mantras
Author: Frits StaalPublisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN: 9788120814127
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Ritual and Mantras: Rules Without Meaning is and original study of ritual and mantras which shows that rites lead a life of their own, unaffected by religion or society. In its analysis of Vedic ritual, it uses methods inspired by logic, linguistics, a
Ritual and Religion in the Making of Humanity
Author: Roy A. RappaportPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521296908
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Roy Rappaport argues that religion is central to the continuing evolution of life, although it has been been displaced from its original position of intellectual authority by the rise of modern science. His book, which could be construed as in some degree religious as well as about religion, insists that religion can and must be reconciled with science. Combining adaptive and cognitive approaches to the study of humankind, he mounts a comprehensive analysis of religion's evolutionary significance, seeing it as co-extensive with the invention of language and hence of culture as we know it. At the same time he assembles the fullest study yet of religion's main component, ritual, which constructs the conceptions which we take to be religious and has been central in the making of humanity's adaptation. The text amounts to a manual for effective ritual, illustrated by examples drawn from anthropology, history, philosophy, comparative religion, and elsewhere.
Rituals
Author: What Matters
Author: Federal Reserve Bank of San FranciscoPublisher:
ISBN: 9780692878088
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Compilation of essays on outcomes-based funding, contracting, and financing for the social sector.
When Rituals go Wrong: Mistakes, Failure, and the Dynamics of Ritual
Author: Ute HüskenPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 904741988X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
The present volume is entirely dedicated to the investigation of the implications and effects of breaking ritual rules, of failed performances and of the extinction of ritual systems. While rituals are often seen as infallible mechanisms which ‘work’ irrespective of the individual motivations of the performers, it is clearly visible here that rituals can fail, and that improper performances do in fact matter. These essays break new ground in their respective fields and the comparative analysis of rituals that go wrong introduces new perspectives to ritual studies. As the first book-length study on ritual mistakes and failure, this volume begins to fill a significant gap in the existing literature. Contributors include: Claus Ambos, Christiane Brosius, Johanna Buss, Burckhard Dücker, Christoph Emmrich, Brigitta Hauser-Schäublin, Maren Hoffmeister, Ute Hüsken, Brigitte Merz, Axel Michaels, Karin Polit, Michael Rudolph, Edward L. Schieffelin, Jan A.M. Snoek, Eftychia Stavrianopoulou, and Jan Weinhold.
Installation Ritual By-laws, Statutes and Regulations, Resolutions in Force, Forms for Templar Trials, Etc., Etc., of the Grand Commandery of Illinois, for the Guidance of Subordinate Commanderies
Author: Ritual of Degrees, Lectures & Standard Work, Rules, Regulations, Constitutions & Laws, for the Instructions & Guidance of the Craft of the Egyptian Masonic Rite of Memphis, from the 4th to the 95th Degree, for the Continent of America
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Egyptian Rite of Memphis
Languages : en
Pages : 19
Book Description
Rules Without Meaning
Author: Frits StaalPublisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Rules Without Meaning is an original study of ritual and mantras which shows that rites lead a life of their own, unaffected by religion or society. In its analysis of Vedic ritual, it uses methods inspired by logic, linguistics, anthropology and Asian studies. New insights are offered into various topics including music, bird song and the origin of language. The discussion culminates in a proposal for a new human science that challenges the current dogma of «the two cultures» of sciences and humanities.
The American Ritual Tapestry
Author: Mary Jo DeeganPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313030006
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
American rituals are vital to the creation and renewal of cultural meanings and rules for social interaction. These rituals are rooted in tradition yet are rapidly changing: a contradiction of hyper-modern society. This phenomenon was first explored by Professor Deegan in her 1989 study American Ritual Dramas. The theory examines both participatory rituals and mass-media rituals to show how everyday people become attached to and alienated from other rituals. Elaborating on the critical dramaturgy theory, the essays in this collection show how patterns can be changed to create a more emancipatory and celebratory society. The topics covered in the collection include an analysis of Santa Claus, skinheads, hate crimes, and strip dancing, among other topics. Each contributor has participated in these rituals and many examine related cultural artifacts such as music, brochures, and so forth. As the essays show, postmodern theory has gratly underestimated the power and coherence of these events. An important study for scholars and other researchers involved with sociological theory, social psychology, and popular culture.