To Take Place: Toward Theory in Ritual

by Jonathan Z. Smith

Book Overview

In this broad-ranging inquiry into ritual and its relation to place, Jonathan Z. Smith prepares the way for a new approach to the comparative study of religion.

Smith stresses the importance of place--in particular, constructed ritual environments--to a proper understanding of the ways in which "empty" actions become rituals. He structures his argument around the territories of the Tjilpa aborigines in Australia and two sites in Jerusalem--the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226763617
• ISBN13: 9780226763613
• Release Date: November 1992
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"