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Zusatztext exudes a breadth of expertise and experience rooted in a long and fruitful multidisciplinary conversation Informationen zum Autor Adam B. Seligman is a Professor of Religion at Boston University. A respected scholar in civil society and community engagement, he has authored or edited more than two dozen books. He has taught at universities in the United States, Israel, Japan and Hungary, where he was a Fulbright Fellow from 1990 to 1992.Prof. Seligman founded the International Summer School on Religion and Public Life in Sarajevo in 2001 and facilitated its growth into Communities Engaging with Difference and Religion (CEDAR). He has received the prestigious Dr. Leopold Lucas Prize in 2020 for his work. Klappentext This book argues for the continuing tension across historical contexts between movements emphasizing ritual and movements emphasizing sincerity. Our contemporary age has, at great risk, downplayed the importance of ritual. Drawing on examples from Chinese, Greek, Jewish, and contemporary culture, the book presents an innovative interdisciplinary account of how ritual works. Zusammenfassung This book argues for the continuing tension across historical contexts between movements emphasizing ritual and movements emphasizing sincerity. Our contemporary age has, at great risk, downplayed the importance of ritual. Drawing on examples from Chinese, Greek, Jewish, and contemporary culture, the book presents an innovative interdisciplinary account of how ritual works. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: Ritual and the Subjunctive 2: Ambiguity, Ambivalence, and Boundaries 3: Ritual, Play, and Boundaries 4: Ritual and Sincerity 5: Movements of Ritual and Sincerity Afterward References Cited
