On ritual a microhistorical approach by Bruce Lincoln

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lincoln, Bruce, author.

Series:

Supplements to method & theory in the study of religion 2214-3270 volume 23

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ritual--History.

Ritual.

Rites and ceremonies--History.

Rites and ceremonies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Leiden Boston Brill [2025]

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Julia's funeral, Rome, 69 B.C.E.

Retrieving Alicia's soul, highland Guatemala, July 1946

Krichinsky Thanksgivings, Baltimore, late 1940s and early 1950s

The Malagan for Bukbuk, New Ireland, April 1979

A Lakota naming ceremony, summer 1991

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Other Format:

Print version Lincoln, Bruce. On ritual

ISBN:

9789004723931

9004723935

OCLC:

1484790314

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