Ritual Dynamic Structure
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Ritual Dynamic Structure

  1. 420 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
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Ritual Dynamic Structure

About this book

The present work takes up the neglected quest for a theory of ritual and methodology of analysis that recognizes and traces the contours of ritual dynamic structure. The resulting fresh approach provides a controlled framework for interpreting rituals belonging to various cultures and for identifying bases of comparison between them. The first part builds a theory and definition of ritual and a corresponding methodology for analyzing specific rituals in terms of their activities and the meanings attached to those activities. The second part illustrates this methodology and its usefulness for comparative studies by applying it to ceremonies of cult purification in the ancient Near East.

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Information

Publisher
Gorgias Press
Year
2014
eBook ISBN
9781463236434
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Table of Contents
  2. Abbreviations
  3. Preface
  4. Abstract
  5. Introduction
  6. 1. “Intrinsic Activity” Perspective
  7. 2. “Cognitive Task” Perspective
  8. 3. “Ritual Syntax” Perspective
  9. 4. Israelite “Day of Atonement”
  10. 5. Babylonian New Year Festival, Fifth Day
  11. 6. Hittite Telipinu Festival, Fourth Day
  12. 7. Ritual Complexes
  13. Conclusion
  14. Appendix I: Critique of Hubert and Mauss
  15. Appendix II: The Ninth Year Telipinu Festival
  16. Bibliography
  17. Index of Biblical Sources
  18. Index of Rabbinic Sources
  19. General Index