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The ritual institution of society / Pascal Lardellier.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lardellier, Pascal, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rites and ceremonies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (216 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- London, England ; Hoboken, New Jersey : ISTE Ltd : Wiley, [2019]
- Summary:
- This book demonstrates that our daily relations, like our most recognized institutions, are based on a symbolic foundation put in place by rituals. Rituals are present at every level of society and are an expression of the sacredness of society, as much as they are an expression of the cultures and eras that communicate through them.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-119-50878-9
- 1-119-52784-8
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