Craft of Ritual Studies

By Ronald L. Grimes

Book Overview

In religious studies, theory and method research has long been embroiled in a polarized debate over scientific versus theological perspectives. Ronald L. Grimes shows that this debate has stagnated, due in part to a manner of theorizing too far removed from the study of actual religious practices. A worthwhile theory, according to Grimes, must be practice-oriented, and practices are most effectively studied by field research methods.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195301439
• ISBN13: 9780195301434
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"