Ritual and Identity: The Staging and Performing of Rituals in the Lives of Young People

By Birgit Aithans and Kathrin Audehm

Rituals play a central role in the development of individual and collective identity. This is particularly true for young people. While they were previously made a subject of discussion under the aspects of stereotyping, rigidity and violence, this examination concentrates on productive moments of rituals that contribute to making and forming the identity of communities and individuals. In ritual processes, the body, the senses and the performative actions of all parties involved play an important role.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1872767133
• ISBN13: 9781872767130
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Tufnell Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"