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When rituals go wrong : mistakes, failure, and the dynamics of ritual / [edited] by Ute Hüsken.

Van Pelt Library BV180 .W44 2007
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Hüsken, Ute.
Series:
Studies in the history of religions ; 115.
Studies in the history of religions
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Ritual.
Ritualism.
Physical Description:
xi, 377 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Place of Publication:
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.
Summary:
This volume investigates the implications of breaking ritual rules, of failed performances and of the extinction of ritual systems. The essays thus break new ground in the comparative analysis of rituals and introduce new perspectives to ritual studies.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9004158111
9789004158115
OCLC:
85830255

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