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Bringing Ritual to Mind: Psychological Foundations of Cultural Forms

Book by Robert N. McCauley, E. Thomas Lawson; Cambridge University Press, 2002

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Cognition And Culture, Psychology, Religious, Ritual--Psychology

Collections: Religious Studies, Psychology, Entire Library

of possible ritual arrangements. By explaining...religious ritual system in any cultural setting . Identifying both...representations of religious rituals will prove pivotal in accounting for a wide variety of those rituals properties. On our view religious ritual systems typically involve...
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Rituals, Ceremonies, and Cultural Meaning in Higher Education

Book by Kathleen Manning; Bergin & Garvey, 2000

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Education, Higher--Social Aspects--United States, Educational Anthropology--United States

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...reinforcing structure, the new ritual risks misfiring or failing to fire at all. When any ritual fails, the cultural gesture is devoid of meaning...If executed skillfully, rituals can be a source of inspiration...culture readily recognize the rituals generally present at more...Ceremonial. The success of a new ritual depends on whether the participants...
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Wedding as Text: Communicating Cultural Identities through Ritual

Book by Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2002

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Intercultural Communication--Case Studies, Interethnic Marriage--United States, Marriage Customs And Rites--United States, Semiotics

Collections: Entire Library

...1998). Weaving the American ritual tapestry. In M. J. Deegan...tapestry: Social rules and cultural meanings (pp. 3-17...1982a). Ethnic identity: Cultural continuities and change. Chicago...Eds.), Ethnic identity: Cultural conti- nuities and change...
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The American Ritual Tapestry: Social Rules and Cultural Meanings

Book by Mary Jo Deegan; Greenwood Press, 1998

Subjects:

Popular Culture--United States--History--20th Century, Rites And Ceremonies--United States--History--20th Century, Social Interaction--United States--History--20th Century, United States--Social Life And Customs--1971-

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...their effects on others. DRAMATIC RITUAL AND CORE CODES American participation in popular cultural activities assumes a ritual context when viewed as a reinforcement...ritual that provides for common cultural experiences and a basis for mutual...
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Ritual and Symbol in Peacebuilding

Book by Lisa Schirch; Kumarian Press, 2005

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Communication In Politics, Conflict Management, Nonverbal Communication--Political Aspects, Peace-Building, Ritual--Political Aspects, Symbolism In Politics

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...New, improvised feminist rituals are a central form of healing...for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual (WATER) in Silver Spring...ideological, social, and cultural change away from systems...women. 2 9 While feminist ritual is an alternative to the rituals that have been passed down...to analyze the variety of rituals included in the process and the ways ritual impacted

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Journal Articles on: ritual cultural

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Bringing Ritual to Mind: Psychological Foundations of Cultural Forms

Journal article by Maurice Bloch; Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. 10, 2004

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Books--Book reviews, Bringing Ritual to Mind: Psychological Foundations of Cultural Forms (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...Psychological Foundations of Cultural Forms. by Maurice Bloch...THOMAS LAWSON. Bringing ritual to mind: psychological foundations of cultural forms. xiii, 236 pp...between two kinds of religious rituals: special agent rituals and...between two ways of dividing rituals and to see which predicts...case to which category of ritual any data I might consider...
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The Interweaving of Rituals: Funerals in the Cultural Exchange between China and Europe

Journal article by Liam Matthew Brockey; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 61, 2008

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Books--Book reviews, The Interweaving of Rituals: Funerals in the Cultural Exchange between China and Europe (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...The Interweaving of Rituals: Funerals in the Cultural Exchange between China...indigenous responses in cultural settings around the...that of religious ritual. Despite the fact...conversion as a means for cultural transmission, and...past. To be sure, ritual is a difficult subject...actually done during rituals, and explain how the...
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Nicolas Standaert. the Interweaving of Rituals: Funerals in the Cultural Exchange between China and Europe

Journal article by Miranda Brown; China Review International, Vol. 16, 2009

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Books--Book reviews, The Interweaving of Rituals: Funerals in the Cultural Exchange between China and Europe (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews

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...Standaert. the Interweaving of Rituals: Funerals in the Cultural Exchange between China and Europe...of Rituals: Funerals in the Cultural Exchange between China and Europe...clues to understanding broad cultural patterns and political dynamics...
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The Interweaving of Rituals: Funerals in the Cultural Exchange between China and Europe

Journal article by Ruth Rogaski; The Historian, Vol. 72, 2010

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Books--Book reviews, The Interweaving of Rituals: Funerals in the Cultural Exchange Between China and Europe (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

The Interweaving of Rituals: Funerals in the Cultural Exchange between China and Europe...Interweaving of Rituals: Funerals in the Cultural Exchange Between China and Europe...strange place to seek evidence of cultural exchange, but in this elegant...
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"Our Creator Who Art in Heaven:" Paradox, Ritual, and Cultural Transformation

Journal article by Mary F. Hoffman, Amanda Medlock-Klyukovski; Western Journal of Communication, Vol. 68, 2004

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Christianity--Research, Rites and ceremonies--Research, Ritual--Research, Rituals--Research

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Young 1989). Rituals represent who a...embracing the core ritual, but adapting...century history of cultural transformation...and how those rituals function, shed...negotiation leads to cultural transformation...essay, we explore ritual as a unique means...demands and encourage cultural transformation...the practice of ritual, even rituals as seemingly mundane...

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Magazine Articles on: ritual cultural

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On the Trail of Orangefest: The 12 July Celebrations in Belfast Have Been Branded as a Retail-Friendly Attraction by the Local Government, but the Move Belies the Cultural Provocation of a Sectarian Ritual

Magazine article by Declan O'Neill; The Architectural Review, Vol. 230, October 2011

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Administrative agencies--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Government agencies--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Local government--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Local government--United Kingdom

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...but the Move Belies the Cultural Provocation of a Sectarian Ritual. by Declan ONeill At midnight...distinctive expression of cultural identity. For others not...the bonfires are sectarian rituals which are designed to reignite...promote loyalism as a legitimate cultural expression and Orangefest...
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Carnival Poetics: A Pathfinding Volume on Black Theatre Plumbs the Forces of Ritual, Masquerade and Magic

Magazine article by Jr. Woodie King; American Theatre, Vol. 20, December 2003

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The Black Theatre: Ritual Performance in the African Diaspora (Book)

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...Theatre Plumbs the Forces of Ritual, Masquerade and Magic. by...and informed by the music, ritual, dance, mask-making and...we must also acknowledge our cultural differences, and we must never...perspective and its cross-cultural richness, The Black Theatre...
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Female Sexuality Today: Challenging Cultural Repression

Magazine article by Robert T. Francoeur, Raymond J. Noonan, Beldina Opiyo-Omolo, Jakob Pastoetter; Cross Currents, Vol. 54, Fall 2004

Subjects:

Cultural psychiatry--Forecasts and trends, Women--Sexual behavior, Women--Social aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Sexuality Today: Challenging Cultural Repression. by Robert T...Israel and Greece. In this cultural transformation, a prevailing...consciousness. This transition in cultural values began very slowly...teachers and their active role in ritual sexual union. This ancient...
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Presenting Cultural Artifacts in the Art Museum: a University-museum Collaboration

Magazine article by Sheng Kuan Chung; Art Education, Vol. 62, May 2009

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Art galleries & museums, Brochures, Cultural values, Curriculum development, Graduate students, Graduate studies, Integrated curriculum, Learning, Presentations, Students

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Presenting Cultural Artifacts in the Art Museum...community resources, such as cultural artifacts exhibited in art...Wara headdress in ceremonial rituals, Joy wanted her students...wearing them in a ceremonial ritual or in performing a daily chore...has gone beyond presenting cultural artifacts in an art museum...
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The American Cultural Context for Adolescent Catechesis

Magazine article by William D. Dinges; Momentum, Vol. 38, February 2007

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Catholicism, Cultural identity, Religion, Religious education, Traditions

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Entire Library

...Religion A second important cultural gestalt is the commodification...especially symbols and rituals) to be transformed...the meaning of these rituals and symbols within the...catechesis must address the cultural ethos of individualism...with a sacramental and ritual veneer-that otherwise...vitality in the face of the cultural trends I have described...

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Newspaper Articles on: ritual cultural

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Plea for Jail Release; Man Wants Bail for Cultural Ritual

Newspaper article; The NewsMail (Bundaberg, Australia), February 11, 2012

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Bail--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Jail Release; Man Wants Bail for Cultural Ritual. Byline: Vanessa Marsh A MAN...a court for bail to attend to a cultural ceremony. Lawyer Rian Dwyer said...and evidence of arrangements of a cultural ceremony be put before her at the...
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Custom-Made Idea; Cultural Traditions to Be Preserved on New Database

Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), January 19, 2012

Subjects:

Databases, Rites and ceremonies, Ritual, Rituals

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...an international database of cultural information. The largest research...quiltmaking. The history of cultural activities across the globe...traditions, ceremonies and rituals, music, songs and dance...universitys International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies. "There...
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Christmas Door to God's Gift of Eternal Life; Discover Core Meaning of Ritual

Newspaper article; The Chronicle (Toowoomba, Australia), December 23, 2010

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Christmas Door to Gods Gift of Eternal Life; Discover Core Meaning of Ritual. AT this time of the year we enjoy our annual western cultural ritual. Originally it was innocently introduced commercially to remind us of that very significant...
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Trends: The Mores, the Merrier: How to Survive the Race-Day Rituals; Come on, Dover! Our Own Fair Lady Laura Davis, Examines How We Behave on Social Occasions Such as This Week's Aintree Grand National Meeting

Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), April 7, 2005

Subjects:

Fox, Kate

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...what anthropologists call cultural remission, a temporary relaxation...follow a series of mysterious rituals that will ensure your social...revealed there is the Celebration Ritual which you must take part in...handle the soft ground. These rituals promote social bonding by...of racecourse etiquette and ritual practices is remarkable how...
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A Powerful Ritual of U.S. Governing; Swearing in Followed by Celebrations

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, January 20, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

A Powerful Ritual of U.S. Governing; Swearing in Followed...inauguration is the transcendent public ritual of American representative government...for the inauguration to grow into a true cultural moment meant to seal the trust between...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: ritual cultural

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Cannibalism

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...authorities consider the partaking of human flesh almost always to be a ritual practice. A minority of anthropologists, however, believe cannibalism emerged as a cultural response to chronic protein shortages. In modern Western society, cannibalism...
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Halloween

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...costumes demanding "trick or treat." See N. Rogers, Halloween: From Pagan Ritual to Party Night (2002), D. J. Skal, Death Makes a Holiday: A Cultural History of Halloween (2002). ____________________ Copyright...
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African Art

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...was inseparable from their ritual use, no effort was made to...once they have been used in rituals. The Dogon have three distinctive...with proverbs that provide cultural continuity. The artists of...posts, masks, and other ritual objects. Among the Mangbetu...Pennsylvania; and the Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles. Bibliography...
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North American Native Art

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...were produced in different cultural contexts and for altogether...plaited sashes, and carved wood ritual masks. Early Woodland cultures...experimentation away from the cultural norm. With the coming of European...museum items symbolizing their cultural heritage. In recent years...
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Chinese Art

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...bone, and jade. The Early Dynasties: Ritual Bronzes During the Shang dynasty (c...most extraordinary art was created its ritual bronzes. Cast in molds, these sacrificial...where excavations in have yielded numerous ritual bronze vessels that indicate a highly...

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