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Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice

Book by Catherine Bell; Oxford University Press, 1992

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Anthropology--Methodology, Ritual

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...insight within Bourdieus work on practice, namely, the need "to confront...organizes, and unifies all practices -- "the socially informed...most societies the "sense of ritual" would be a vital addition...construct a theory or model of ritual practice. Rather one could attempt...
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Myth, Ritual, and Kingship: Essays on the Theory and Practice of Kingship in the Ancient Near East and in Israel

Book by S. H. Hooke; Clarendon Press, 1958

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Kings and rulers--mythology, Mythology, Ritual

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...pattern envisaged in the myth and ritual thesis belongs to the class of seasonal...distinguished from another class of ritual practice which is concerned with the perpetuation...may be described as the magical or ritual per- petuation of the past, and...
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The Reformation of Ritual: An Interpretation of Early Modern Germany

Book by Susan C. Karant-Nunn; Routledge, 1997

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Germany--Social Conditions--16th Century, Lutherans--Germany--Customs And Practices, Reformation--Germany, Ritual

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Catherine Bell, Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice (New York and Oxford: Oxford...Press, 1983), 208-26. 6 RITUAL CHANGE: CONCLUSIONS 1 Hessisches...moral terms. 3 Bloch, The Ritual of the Royal Bath in Madagascar...and Simon Price, eds., Rituals of Royalty: Power and Ceremonial...
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Citizen Bacchae: Women's Ritual Practice in Ancient Greece

Book by Barbara Goff; University of California Press, 2004

Subjects:

Greek Literature--History And Criticism, Religion And Literature--Greece, Religion In Literature, Rites And Ceremonies In Literature, Rites And Ceremonies--Greece, Women And Literature--Greece, Women In Literature, Women--Greece, Women--Religious Life--Greece

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

...Such connections enable any ritual action to resonate within...levels. In the case of those rituals that primarily address women...may not be present at the rituals but which obviously maintains...simultaneously valid constructions of ritual events available for different...as an ideologically charged practice is multiply determined by...
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The Lakota Ritual of the Sweat Lodge: History and Contemporary Practice

Book by Raymond A. Bucko; University of Nebraska Press, 1998

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Dakota Indians--History, Dakota Indians--Rites And Ceremonies, Sweatbaths--Great Plains--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...fidelity to form is important in ritual practice. So an individual...This particularization of practice does not insul- ate individuals...criticism in the realm of ritual behavior. Variations in ritual are both recognized and practiced...people to conform, if their rituals are judged as inauthentic...mechanism does not stop the practices that are perceived by some...

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Journal Articles on: ritual practice

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Citizen Bacchae: Women's Ritual Practice in Ancient Greece

Journal article by Rebecca H. Sinos; The Historian, Vol. 69, 2007

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Books--Book reviews, Citizen Bacchae: Women's Ritual Practice in Ancient Greece (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Citizen Bacchae: Womens Ritual Practice in Ancient Greece. By Barbara...Ultimately, however, rituals inculcated in the women who...by the community. Through ritual participation the women established...understanding of women and their rituals. Goff begins with a survey of womens ritual involvement, from state...connection between ritual practices and two important areas...
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The Rousing Drum: Ritual Practice in a Japanese Community

Journal article by Dale Andrews; Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 59, 2000

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Books--Reviews, The Rousing Drum: Ritual Practice in a Japanese Community (Book)--Reviews

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The Rousing Drum: Ritual Practice in a Japanese Community by...are expressed. The actual ritual object, a large drum that...becomes the centerpiece of the ritual as it is paraded through the...inscribed symbolism of the ritual is claimed to have evolved...violence. Of course, the rituals symbolic functional transformation...
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The Rousing Drum; Ritual Practice in a Japanese Community

Journal article by William W. Kelly; Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. 7, 2001

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Books--Reviews, The Rousing Drum; Ritual Practice in a Japanese Community (Book)--Reviews

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The rousing drum; ritual practice in a Japanese community by...SCOTT. The rousing drum; ritual practice in a Japanese community...problem of how such a complex ritual can be important, not as...strategic ritualization, by which rituals may reproduce an existing...
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A Ritual Community: The Religious Practices of Spirit Mediums Who Worship the Spirit of the Chiang Mai City Pillar

Journal article by Kazuo Fukuura; SOJOURN: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia, Vol. 26, 2011

Subjects:

Chiang Mai, Thailand--Religious aspects, Chiang Mai, Thailand--Social aspects, Rites and ceremonies, Ritual, Rituals, Spiritualism, Worship--Methods, Worship--Social aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Mai through their ritual practice and organizing spirit possession rituals as annual events...allowing their religious practices to develop independently...away from those who practice it, and what if...style emphasizes ritual practices themselves: without...placards, mediums practice spirit possession rituals, saying that everybody...
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Rituals of Impartiality

Journal article by Fred D'Agostino; Social Theory and Practice, Vol. 27, 2001

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Fairness--Rites and ceremonies, Ritual--Moral and ethical aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...Participation in such a ritual strengthens a persons disposition...be concerned with forms of ritual transformation of individuals...forth."(11) It is the practices and mechanisms that might...experiences that can be provided by rituals. Of course, it may seem...were at first fulfilled by ritual practice pass over to communicative...

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Magazine Articles on: ritual practice

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Pedagogy of Love: Ritual as a Window into Montessori Practice

Magazine article by Jacqueline Cossentino; Montessori Life, Vol. 15, Fall 2003

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...That concept is ritual. From the precise...culture, these rituals help define the...The model of practice as a triangle...done so, she practices restraint in her...experience the power of ritual daily. Much of...directress. I practice these rituals as a sign of respect...observers, the rituals that punctuate...collection of "best practices," a cultural view of Montessori practice urges outsiders...
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Unwrapping the History of Chewing Gum: The Use of Chicle in Mesoamerica Stretches from Pre-Columbian Rituals to the Revival of Sustainable Forest Practices Today

Magazine article; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 62, September 2010

Subjects:

Chewing gum--Composition, Chewing gum--History, Chewing gum--Production processes, Sapotaceae--Usage

Collections: History, Entire Library

...of Chicle in Mesoamerica Stretches from Pre-Columbian Rituals to the Revival of Sustainable Forest Practices Today. In ancient Mexico, public gum chewers were thought...balance between archeology and semiotics; between Aztec ritual and pop culture; ethnography and economics. The journey...system for paying fair prices to Mexican chicleros who practice green harvesting methods, including no clear-cutting...
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Law as Dance, Theater, or Music: Legal Procedure and Ritual

Magazine article by Rafael Chodos; Cross Currents, Vol. 52, Summer 2002

Subjects:

Justice, Administration of, Liturgical language--Social aspects, Music--Religious aspects, Rites and ceremonies--History, Ritual

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...in the way of ritual. Yet ritual comes in many shapes and sizes. There is mindless ritual, things done by rote, things...understanding. And there is mindful ritual which is deliberate and highly...the participant come to the rituals? And we realize that there...later. Like other forms of practice, religious practice may be...
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Rituals in Relationships

Magazine article by Dolores T. Puterbaugh; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 137, September 2008

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Couples--Psychological aspects, Couples--Social aspects, Interpersonal relations--Psychological aspects, Rites and ceremonies--Evaluation, Ritual--Evaluation, Rituals--Evaluation

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...not seem to understand what rituals are, much less appreciate the richness rituals can bring to family life...says the other. These may be rituals, or they merely may be casual...for drinks and nachos were a ritual, they would refer to it throughout...psychotherapist in private practice in Largo, Fla.
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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)

Collections: Entire Library

...Theatre Plumbs the Forces of Ritual, Masquerade and Magic. by...formulate a specific aesthetic practice that reflects our diasporic...the gamut of contemporary practice in black theatre and performance...is to formulate a specific practice that can contextualize African...relegate such performance practices to an insular, ghettoized...

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Newspaper Articles on: ritual practice

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Holy Week Practices, Rituals That Never Go out of Style

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, April 21, 2011

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

Holy Week Practices, Rituals That Never Go out of Style...Rudy says the common practice among Catholics who do...Good Friday. Another practice among Catholics is the...grew from a customary practice into a tradition, which...
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Can Brussels Stop Bulgaria Torching EU Practice Rights? Bonfire of the Directives: Ritual Dancers Scare off Bulgarian Evil Spirits. the Country's Lawyers Feel the Same Way about Foreign Firms

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), January 20, 2009

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Foreign corporations, Restraint of trade

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

...Stop Bulgaria Torching EU Practice Rights? Bonfire of the Directives: Ritual Dancers Scare off Bulgarian...McKenna (CMcK) and Austrian practice Wolf Theiss lodged a formal...trying to get round local practice rules. One article in the...
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Devil Warship Navy Tells the NCO in Black Robes He Can Perform His Satanic Rituals at Sea

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), October 25, 2004

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

...Can Perform His Satanic Rituals at Sea. Byline: DUNCAN...officer to conduct Satanic rituals on board one of its ships...space provided for Satanic ritual practice. Im not a habitual visitor to the amp;#91;ritual amp;#93; chamber...
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Devil Warship Scots Naval Technician Gets Permission to Perform His Satanic Rituals at Sea

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), October 25, 2004

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

...Permission to Perform His Satanic Rituals at Sea. Byline: DAWN THOMPSON...permission to conduct Satanic rituals on board a British warship...Cranmer to perform Satanic rituals aboard Navy frigate HMS Cumberland...space provided for Satanic ritual practice. I didnt want to feel I couldnt...
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RITUAL KILLING LINK TO CORPSE IN CANAL; Head Hacked off for Witchdoctor's Evil Money Spell

Newspaper article; Sunday Mirror (London, England), April 3, 2005

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

...ritual killing is a common practice in Nigeria. "And every year...Nigerians lose their lives to ritual murderers, also known as...asylum here cite the threat of ritual killings as their reasons...there has been a spate of ritual killings, where heads have been used for money-making rituals. Leo Igwe of the Nigerian...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: ritual practice

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Cannibalism

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...suggests that ancient societies did practice cannibalism, and it has been observed...human flesh almost always to be a ritual practice. A minority of anthropologists...of respect for the deceased in a practice known as endocannibalism. For...
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Magic , in Religion and Superstition

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...religion and superstition, the practice of manipulating and controlling...humans control over nature. The practice of magic is held to depend on the proper use of both the ritual and the spell. The spell...unlocks the full power of the ritual. The practice of magic, in...
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Colossians

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...the worship of angels or the worship of God in mystical communion with the angels, and ascetic and ritual observance evocative of Jewish practice. Some scholars argue that Colossians is a pseudonymous work. In support of this contention, they...
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Marriage

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...between, and commence with a ritual celebration, or wedding. Some cultures practice trial marriage; the couple...newlywed couples instituted the practice of coming to the church door...marginal subsistence may practice polyandry as a way of limiting...
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Essenes

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...observance of the Sabbath. The Essenes believed in the immortality of the soul. Their practice, common among many Jewish groups, of purification through ritual immersion may have been a significant influence on the development of the rite of baptism...

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