When rituals go wrong: mistakes, failure and the dynamics of ritual

This volume investigates the implications of breaking ritual rules, of failed performances and of the extinction of ritual systems. The essays thus break new ground in the comparative analysis of rituals and introduce new perspectives to ritual studies.

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Other Authors: Hüsken, Ute (Editor)
Format: Book/Monograph
Language:English
Published: Boston BRILL 2007
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Numen Book Ser. v.115
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Author Notes:[ed.] by Ute Hüsken