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1 online resource (260 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The art of ritual and the ritual of art / Ellen Dissanayake -- Human rituals and ethology : a scholar's journey / Matthieu Smyth -- The neurophysiology of ritual and trauma : cultural implications / Robert C. Scaer -- The rhyme and reason of ritualmaking / Jeltje Gordon-Lennox -- Case study : a Nordic rite of passage come of age / Jeltje Gordon-Lennox with Lene Mürer, Siri Sandberg and Inger-Johanne Slaatta, Marie Louise Petersen, Bjarni Jonsson and Tuomas Rutanen -- Multicultural wedding ceremonies : venturing into the world of diversity / Andrés Allemand Smaller -- Case study : a funeral ceremony for a violinist / Christine Behrend -- Case study : a memorial and a wedding rolled into one humanist ceremony / Isabel Russo -- Ritual : a resource for health and transformation in the twenty-first century / Michael Picucci -- Sensing the dead : the role of embodiment, the senses and material objects in the ritualization of mourning / Joanna Wojtkowiak -- Food and ritual / Lindy Mechefske -- Commemorative ritual and the power of place / Irene Stengs -- New ritual society : consumerist revolution and the rediscovery of ritual / Gianpiero Vincenzo -- Ritual and contemporary art / Jacqueline Millner -- Interview : ritual artist Ida van der Lee. |
| Summary |
The importance of secular ritual is discussed in this newly emerging field that covers a wide area of study. Shifting away from traditional concepts of ritual tied to religion, the authors confront the benefits of ritualised practice for general health and wellbeing. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Rites and ceremonies -- Psychological aspects.
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Rites and ceremonies -- Psychological aspects. |
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Rites and ceremonies. |
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Ritual -- Psychological aspects.
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Ritual -- Psychological aspects. |
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Ritual. |
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Ritualism -- Psychological aspects.
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Humanism.
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Ritualism. |
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Secularism.
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Secularism. |
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Psychological aspects. |
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humanism. |
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Humanism. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Customs & Traditions. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Gordon-Lennox, Jeltje, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Rging ritual in secular societies. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, [2017] 9781785920837 (DLC) 2016038894 (OCoLC)960842054 |
| ISBN |
9781784503444 (electronic book) |
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1784503444 (electronic book) |
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9781785920837 (alkaline paper) |
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1785920839 (alkaline paper) |
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