Crafting secular ritual : a practical guide / Jeltje Gordon-Lennox ; foreword by Isabel Russo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gordon-Lennox, Jeltje, author.

Contributor:

Russo, Isabel, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rites and ceremonies.

Ritual.

Secularism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, England ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017.

Summary:

Addressing the origins, history and function of rituals, this book looks at how we can create non-religious rituals to mark important life stages and events. The book offers readers the tools, tempered and tested by the author, to craft their own meaningful rituals for life events such as weddings, births and deaths.

Contents:

Intro

Crafting Secular Ritual: A Practical Guide by Jeltie Gordon - Lennox

Ritual Toolbox - List of Tools with their Icons

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Preface

PART I - Our Ritual Heritage

1. From Rock Art to Ritual Art

2. The Sense of Ritual

PART II - Ritual Through Craft

3. Guidelines for Ritualizing

4. Ritual Materials and Design

5. A Ritual Toolbox

PART III - Crafting Meaningful Ritual

6. Birth and Beginnings

7. Coming of Age

8. Marriage

9. Growing Up, Growing Old

10. Death and Endings

11. Ritualizing in Public Spaces

Conclusion

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

OCLC:

962157091