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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hüsken, Ute.

Series:

Studies in the history of religions ; 115.

Numen book series. Studies in the history of religions, 0169-8834 ; v. 115

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ritual.

Ritualism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (389 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Brill ; Biggleswade : Extenza Turpin [distributor], 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The present volume is entirely dedicated to the investigation of the implications and effects of breaking ritual rules, of failed performances and of the extinction of ritual systems. While rituals are often seen as infallible mechanisms which ‘work’ irrespective of the individual motivations of the performers, it is clearly visible here that rituals can fail, and that improper performances do in fact matter. These essays break new ground in their respective fields and the comparative analysis of rituals that go wrong introduces new perspectives to ritual studies. As the first book-length study on ritual mistakes and failure, this volume begins to fill a significant gap in the existing literature. Contributors include: Claus Ambos, Christiane Brosius, Johanna Buss, Burckhard Dücker, Christoph Emmrich, Brigitta Hauser-Schäublin, Maren Hoffmeister, Ute Hüsken, Brigitte Merz, Axel Michaels, Karin Polit, Michael Rudolph, Edward L. Schieffelin, Jan A.M. Snoek, Eftychia Stavrianopoulou, and Jan Weinhold.

Contents:

Preliminary Materials / U. Hüsken

Introduction / Edward L. Schieffelin

Mistakes, Procedural Errors And Incorrect Performances / U. Hüsken

Types Of Ritual Failure And Mistakes In Ritual In Cuneiform Sources / Claus Ambos

Failure And Mistakes In Rituals Of The European Santo Daime Church: Experiences And Subjective Theories Of The Participants / Jan Weinhold

Failure Impossible? Handling Of Rules, Mistakes And Failure In Public Rituals Of Modern Western Societies / Burckhard Dücker

Dealing With Deviations In The Performance Of Masonic Rituals / Jan A.M. Snoek

Perfection And Mishaps In Vedic Rituals / Axel Michaels

‘All The King’s Horses And All The King’s Men’: The 2004 Red Matsyendranatha Incident In Lalitpur / Christoph Emmrich

Preventive Measures And \'Quality Control\' / U. Hüsken

The Sixteenth Pinda As A Hidden Insurance Against Ritual Failure / Johanna Buss

Ensuring Ritual Competence In Ancient Greece. A Negotiable Matter: Religious Specialist / Eftychia Stavrianopoulou

Contingencies And Emergence / U. Hüsken

Social Consequences Of Ritual Failure: A Garhwali Case Study / Karin Polit

When A Goddess Weeps—Ritual Failure Or Failed Performance? A Case Study From Nepal / Brigitte Merz

Change Of View: The Ritual Side Of Serial Killings And The Conditions For Fortunate Failure / Maren Hoffmeister

Competing Perspectives: The Discursive Production Of Ritual / U. Hüsken

Rivalling Rituals, Challenged Identities: Accusations Of Ritual Mistakes As An Expression Of Power Struggles In Bali (Indonesia) / Brigitta Hauser-Schäublin

Contested Ritual Property. Conflicts Over Correct Ritual Procedures In A South Indian Visnu Temple

The Unwanted Offering. Ubiquity And Success Of Failure In A Ritual Of The Hindu Right / Christiane Brosius

Failure Of Ritual Reinvention? Efficacious New Rituals Among Taiwan’s Aborigines Under The Impact Of Religious Conversion And Competition Between Elites / Michael Rudolph

Ritual Dynamics And Ritual Failure

Index / U. Hüsken.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-92624-8

9786611926243

90-474-1988-X

OCLC:

646789007

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004158115.i-377 DOI