Ritual Dynamic Structure /

Ritual Dynamic Structure / / Roy E. Gane.

The present work takes up the neglected quest for a theory of ritual and methodology of analysis that recognizes and traces the contours of ritual dynamic structure. The resulting fresh approach provides a controlled framework for interpreting rituals belonging to various cultures and for identifyin...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2015
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Gane, Roy E.,
Place / Publishing House:Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2014]
©2014
Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
Series:Gorgias Studies in Religion
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Physical Description:1 online resource (420 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Preface
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • 1. "Intrinsic Activity" Perspective
  • 2. "Cognitive Task" Perspective
  • 3. "Ritual Syntax" Perspective
  • 4. Israelite "Day of Atonement"
  • 5. Babylonian New Year Festival, Fifth Day
  • 6. Hittite Telipinu Festival, Fourth Day
  • 7. Ritual Complexes
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix I: Critique of Hubert and Mauss
  • Appendix II: The Ninth Year Telipinu Festival
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Biblical Sources
  • Index of Rabbinic Sources
  • General Index

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