On Ritual : A Microhistorical Approach (Supplements to Method & Theory in the Study of Religion)

Lincoln, Bruce

Brill（2025/03発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 172 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9789004723924
• DDC分類 203.8

Full Description

Close, microhistorical examination of the way rituals are actually performed goes well beyond the standard, ideal description of such ceremonies to reveal participants who modify the proceedings in shrewd, subtle, strategic ways that advance their own interests, sometimes going so far as to challenge, even subvert the protocols, traditions, and values favored by presiding officials.
The wide-ranging set of examples includes a Roman funeral, a Mesoamerican healing ceremony, a Jewish-American Thanksgiving dinner and others, each of which receives meticulously detailed consideration. Each one has its own engaging characters, intricate maneuvers, analytically revealing developments, and moments of high drama.

Contents

Contents

Acknowledgements

List of Figures and Tables

1 Introduction

2 Julia's Funeral, Rome, 69 B.C.E.

3 Retrieving Alicia's Soul, Highland Guatemala, July 1946

4 Krichinsky Thanksgivings, Baltimore, Late 1940s and Early 1950s

5 The Malagan for Bukbuk, New Ireland, April 1979

6 A Lakota Naming Ceremony, Summer 1991

7 Conclusions

Bibliography

Index