Ritual: A Very Short Introduction

by Barry Stephenson

Book Overview

Ritual is part of what it means to be human. Like sports, music, and drama, ritual defines and enriches culture, putting those who practice it in touch with sources of value and meaning larger than themselves. Ritual is unavoidable, yet it holds a place in modern life that is decidedly ambiguous. What is ritual? What does it do? Is it useful? What are the various kinds of ritual? Is ritual tradition bound and conservative or innovative and transformational?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199943524
• ISBN13: 9780199943524
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.3" x 6.8"