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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

Subjects:

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

Collections: Religious Studies, Psychology, Entire Library

...circumstances the frequent performance of rituals will usually suffice to insure accurate...The first attractor involves repeated rituals with high performance frequencies and...Participants develop scripts for these rituals. Scripts can specify an extensive series...
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Ritual and Symbol in Peacebuilding

Book by Lisa Schirch; Kumarian Press, 2005

Subjects:

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

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...developing new secular rituals to fill the gap left by ritual boredom. While some people see ritual as the antithesis of...improvise new meaningful rituals in their lives through...Even new or improvised rituals draw on ritual traditions from the...
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Thinking through Rituals: Philosophical Perspectives

Book by Kevin Schilbrack; Routledge, 2004

Subjects:

Mind And Body, Religion--Philosophy, Ritual

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

...of uses of the term "ritual." It seems more likely...1953) "games," rituals enjoy a family resemblance...and characteristics of rituals will be different in...Indeed, even the same ritual may change in these respects over time, as rituals necessarily belong to...
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Buddhist Thought and Ritual

Book by David J. Kalupahana; Paragon House, 1991

Subjects:

Buddhism--Doctrines, Buddhism--Rituals

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...compassion . When participating in these rituals, the people in prayer should imagine themselves...selfish thoughts. The Popular Confessional Rituals in Recent Ages In China, the confessional rituals reached their climax in the 10th century...
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Zoroastrian Rituals in Context

Book by Michael Stausberg; Brill, 2004

Subjects:

Zoroastrianism--Rituals

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...death anniversaries. Rituals have always been...to the theory for ritual, by T.W. Jennings...ual emendation of ritual practice to reflect...Zoro- astrian rituals undergo negligible...dharna in Zoroastrian rituals . 2 ' R.G. Williams/J.W. Boyd, Ritual Art and Knowledge...

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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

...any spirit possession rituals. Notwithstanding this, the ritual functions substantially...participated in this ritual. In these two rituals, the tray used for...main site of important rituals. The Three Kings ritual is a relatively new...
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Ritual in Narrative: The Dynamics of Feasting, Mourning, and Retaliation Rites in the Ugaritic Tale of Aqhat

Journal article by Simon B. Parker; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 122, 2002

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Ritual in Narrative: The Dynamics of Feasting, Mourning, and Retaliation Rites in the Ugaritic Tale of Aqhat (Book)

Collections: History, Entire Library

...accompaniment of rituals or enacted as ritual dramas in a cultic...characterized as rituals. Wright recognizes...between Daniels opening ritual and his hospitality...problematic performances of ritual and "infelicitous" rituals, warning us against...
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Rituals of Impartiality

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

Subjects:

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

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...can be provided by rituals. Of course, it...first fulfilled by ritual practice pass over...them to initiatory rituals of the kind that...repeat, potentially a ritual of impartiality...institutions. The ritual approach to impartiality...faceted: (a) not all rituals of impartiality involve...
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Spirit-Possession Rituals in Southern Ghana: Priests, Musicians, and Ritual Efficacy

Journal article by William D. Banks; The Western Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 35, 2011

Subjects:

Priests--Powers and duties, Rites and ceremonies--Analysis, Rites and ceremonies--Management, Ritual--Analysis, Ritual--Management, Rituals--Analysis, Rituals--Management

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...Rituals and the Mediation of Ritual Efficacy During possession rituals, music performance becomes...illuminate how possession rituals circumscribe a ritual context in which priests...because, during possession rituals, ritual authority shifts primarily...
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Interpreting Ritual as Performance and Theory Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania 2010 Distinguished Lecture

Journal article by Adrienne L. Kaeppler; Oceania, Vol. 80, 2010

Subjects:

Dance--Analysis, Dancing--Analysis, Rites and ceremonies--Analysis, Ritual--Analysis, Rituals--Analysis

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...end of the funeral rituals, women use the same ritual walking while carrying...creative aspects of ritual performance: traditional rituals and ceremonies...activities that generate rituals, and how and by whom ritual and its efficacy are...

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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

...meetings, humans will create ritual behaviors. Sometimes rituals are large: the multihousehold...members life. What makes a ritual? Rituals are predictable sets of...even the most profound rituals. For them, the ritual simply has become a set...
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The Living Earth Ethical Principles; Right Diet and Renewing Life Rituals

Magazine article by Erik Assadourian; World Watch, Vol. 21, November 2008

Subjects:

Diet--Environmental aspects, Diet--Ethical aspects, Diet--Health aspects, Ethics, Rites and ceremonies--Economic aspects, Rites and ceremonies--Ethical aspects, Ritual--Economic aspects, Ritual--Ethical aspects, Rituals--Economic aspects, Rituals--Ethical aspects

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...invitations and gift wrapping. But rituals can be reclaimed so that they...rooms or flights). Other rituals can be redesigned as well...family. More than any other ritual, perhaps, funerals have great...goal is to create renewing rituals, bringing families, friends...
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Rituals of the Morning

Magazine article by Nicole D. Brisco; School Arts, Vol. 105, January 2006

Subjects:

Art education, High schools, Rites and ceremonies, Ritual, Rituals, Teaching--Methods

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...I envisioned the concept "Rituals of the Morning" as the basis...students to think about what rituals or patterns of behavior they...each day. We defined what rituals are and how they are a part...Brainstorming Once students selected a ritual to create from, they needed...
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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

...the way of ritual. Yet ritual comes in many shapes and sizes. There is mindless ritual, things done by rote...understanding. And there is mindful ritual which is deliberate and...participant come to the rituals? And we realize that there...
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Pre-Show Rituals Ease Dancer Jitters

Magazine article by Janet Weeks; Dance Magazine, Vol. 75, March 2001

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American Ballet Theatre--Rites and ceremonies, Dancers--Rites and ceremonies, Ritual--Personal narratives, Superstition--Personal narratives

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PRE-SHOW RITUALS EASE DANCER JITTERS by JANET...removing hair can be pre-dance rituals almost as important to some...corps de ballet has a group ritual. Before Act II of La Bayadere...Dance Company has a group ritual. Before every show they...

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'WARLOCK RAPED FOUR GIRLS UNDER HIS SPELL' Court Told of Sick Sex Rituals in Church Shed

Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), April 29, 2011

Subjects:

Rape, Rites and ceremonies, Ritual, Rituals

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

WARLOCK RAPED FOUR GIRLS UNDER HIS SPELL Court Told of Sick Sex Rituals in Church Shed. Byline: TOM PETTIFOR A GRAVEDIGGER tricked girls into having sex with him by claiming he was a warlock who could...
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Small Rituals Shown to Have Big Effects; Family Events Influence Well-Being

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, December 22, 2002

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

...that defined family rituals through diaries...routine and a genuine ritual in the domestic realm...potential to become a ritual once it moves from...Fiese said. The rituals also jump-start...study of routine and ritual "relatively immature...by looking to the rituals no matter how trite...
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Peace of Mind in Routines, Rituals

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, June 16, 2010

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

...has a lot to do with rituals. "A ritual always involves if...is unfamiliar with the ritual. Most people automatically...that not observing a ritual is a calculated expression...occur. Routines and rituals are normally good things...
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Health: The Children Imprisoned by Their Own Obsessions; around 250,000 Youngsters in Britain Suffer from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Which Makes Them Fear Disaster Unless They Slavishly Carry out Precise Rituals. but They Can Be Treated and Leave Their Obsessions Behind, Reports Jill Todd

Newspaper article; Sunday Mirror (London, England), January 14, 2001

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

...of a young child knows that rituals are a part of daily life...By having such comforting rituals, children create order in...youngsters in Britain such rituals spiral out of control. They...it is only by completing the ritual a certain number of times that...
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Path to Wedded Bliss Paved with Shared Rituals

Newspaper article by Jennifer Harper; The Washington Times, December 15, 2001

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

...as much out of these rituals as wives. It was all...the "kin keepers of ritual practices." "Wives...Minnesota, believes that rituals are "crucial for modern...want to get out of this ritual as a family, as opposed...be both parent-child rituals and couple rituals...

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Ritual

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

RITUAL see ceremony . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Tantra

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...Buddhism, esoteric tradition of ritual and yoga known for elaborate...than in Buddhist tantra, the ritual use of wine, meat, and sexual...Tantric practices use both ritual and meditation to unify the...heroic practice, performs the rituals with material symbols; for...
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Judaism

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...practices, Reform Jews perform only those rituals that they believe can promote and enhance...enforcing the observance of many traditional rituals. The "historical school," or Conservative...maintaining most of the traditional rituals but recognizing the need to make changes...
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Funeral Customs

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

FUNERAL CUSTOMS rituals surrounding the death of...the mourners have certain ritual obligations toward the deceased...dead, the body is washed, rituals are performed over it...Thus an elaborate set of rituals is conducted, mostly by...
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Hajj

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...of hardship. The hajj is a series of extensively detailed rituals. These include wearing a special garment that symbolizes unity...addressed his followers during his last pilgrimage. The Mecca rituals are customarily followed by a visit to the Prophets Mosque...

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