The Archetypal Actions of Ritual POD TITLE - A Theory of Ritual Illustrated By the Jain Rite of Worship

Zusatztext It advances a comprehensive theory of ritual and delves into thorny philosophical issues ... Humphrey and Laidlaw present a detailed ethnography of the ritual of daily worship before a temple idol (puja) by Shvetambar Jains in western India ... this is an exceptionally fine book - certainly the most important work on ritual I have read in a decade. Klappentext Humphrey and Laidlaw present a new and radical general theory of ritual by drawing on an ethnographically rich account of the ritual worship of the Jains of western India. Ritual! they argue! is not a logically separate type of activity! but rather a quality that can be attributed to a wide range of everyday activities. In exploring the issue of what is distinctive about actions which are ritualized! this book makes an ambitious and controversial contribution to social and religious anthropology. Zusammenfassung This book presents a new and radical general theory of ritual by drawing on an ethnographically rich account of the ritual worship of the Jains of western India. The authors argue that ritual is not a logically separate type of activity, but rather a quality that can be attributed to a much wider range of everyday activity than is usually supposed.

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• Authors: Humphrey, Caroline Humphrey, Laidlaw Humphrey, Laidlaw, James Laidlaw, Laidlaw James
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.09.1994
• EAN: 9780198279471
• ISBN: 978-0-19-827947-1
• No. of pages: 306
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 220 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Oxford Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology; Oxford Studies in Social and C; Oxford Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology; Oxford Studies in Social and C
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, Anthropology, Sociology: customs & traditions, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, RELIGION / Devotional, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions, RELIGION / Jainism, India, Worship, rites & ceremonies, Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals, Cultural studies: customs and traditions, Jainism