Ritual matters: dynamic dimensions in practice
<P>This book explores the interaction of rituals and ritualised practices utilising a cross-cultural approach. It discusses whether and why rituals are important today, and why they are possibly even more relevant than before. </P>
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| Dokumenttyp: | Konferenzschrift Sammelband |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Hoboken
Taylor and Francis
2012
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| Volumes / Articles: | Show Volumes / Articles. |
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| Verfasserangaben: | editors: Christiane Brosius and Ute Hüsken |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Change and Stability of Rituals: An Introduction; Part I. Rituals on the Move; 1 Staging Ritual Heritage: How Rituals Become Theatre in Uttarakhand, India; 2 Initiation, 'Re-birth' and the Emergent Congregation: An Analysis of the Svadhyaya Movement in Western India; 3 Transferring and Re-transferring Religious Practice: ISKCON between 'East' and 'West'; 4 'Marginalised Islam': The Transfer of Rural Rituals into Urban and Pluralist Contexts and the Emergence of Transnational 'Communities of Practice'
- 5 Sunni Concepts of Ritual Purity in a Contemporary Diaspora Context6 Old Rituals for New Threats: Possession and Healing in the Cult of Śıtala; 7 Transfer of Ritual in a Local Tradition: Some Observations; Part II. Psychological Aspects of Ritual; 8 The Uses of Ritual; 9 Dynamic of Emotions and Dynamic of Rituals: Do Emotions Change Ritual Norms?; 10 Rituals of Possession; 11 Regarding Ritual Motivation Matters: Agency Concealed or Revealed; Part III. Ritual Economy Beyond the Ritual Frame; 12 The Power of Ritual in Marriage: A Daughter's Wedding in North-west India
- 13 Ritual Economy and South Indian Ritual PracticePart IV. Media and Sensual Dimensions of Ritual Action; 14 Ritual Differs: Beyond Fixity and Flexibility in South Indian Hindu Ritual; 15 'Wedding Design' Online: Transfer and Transformation of Ritual Elements in the Context of Wedding Rituals; 16 Gender, Generation and the Public Sphere: Islamic Values and Literary Response; 17 On the Representation of Presence: The Narrative of Devnarayan as a Multimedia Performance; About the Editors; Notes on Contributors; INDEX
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Change and Stability of Rituals: An Introduction; Part I. Rituals on the Move; 1 Staging Ritual Heritage: How Rituals Become Theatre in Uttarakhand, India; 2 Initiation, 'Re-birth' and the Emergent Congregation: An Analysis of the Svadhyaya Movement in Western India; 3 Transferring and Re-transferring Religious Practice: ISKCON between 'East' and 'West'; 4 'Marginalised Islam': The Transfer of Rural Rituals into Urban and Pluralist Contexts and the Emergence of Transnational 'Communities of Practice'
- 5 Sunni Concepts of Ritual Purity in a Contemporary Diaspora Context6 Old Rituals for New Threats: Possession and Healing in the Cult of Śıtala; 7 Transfer of Ritual in a Local Tradition: Some Observations; Part II. Psychological Aspects of Ritual; 8 The Uses of Ritual; 9 Dynamic of Emotions and Dynamic of Rituals: Do Emotions Change Ritual Norms?; 10 Rituals of Possession; 11 Regarding Ritual Motivation Matters: Agency Concealed or Revealed; Part III. Ritual Economy Beyond the Ritual Frame; 12 The Power of Ritual in Marriage: A Daughter's Wedding in North-west India
- 13 Ritual Economy and South Indian Ritual PracticePart IV. Media and Sensual Dimensions of Ritual Action; 14 Ritual Differs: Beyond Fixity and Flexibility in South Indian Hindu Ritual; 15 'Wedding Design' Online: Transfer and Transformation of Ritual Elements in the Context of Wedding Rituals; 16 Gender, Generation and the Public Sphere: Islamic Values and Literary Response; 17 On the Representation of Presence: The Narrative of Devnarayan as a Multimedia Performance; About the Editors; Notes on Contributors; INDEX;