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1 online resource |
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Oxford ritual studies |
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Oxford ritual studies.
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| Contents |
Negotiating ritual repair: the prayascitta material in the Baudhayana Srauta Sutra -- Don't cry over spilled blood: ritual correction in the Mishnah -- Blood libel: ritual misrepresentation -- Of fists and feathers: the modern Olympic Games -- When ritual systems collide: the execution of Saddam Hussein |
| Summary |
Rituals go wrong all the time - someone does the wrong thing, says the wrong phrase, or shows up late. Crucial ritual items go missing or get broken, or acts of God conspire to undermine the venue. Most of the time, these mistakes are smoothed over with substitutions or procedural adjustments, and the ritual goes forward. However, ritual theorizing has tended to focus on perfect rituals, rituals as prescribed in sacred texts. 'Ritual Gone Wrong' embraces the fact that rituals rarely go as scripted. In addition, it argues that ritual traditions themselves acknowledge this fact and are often prepared for it, sometimes developing extensive ritual literature on how rituals can be disrupted, how these disruptions can be addressed, and when disruptions have gone too far |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Vendor-supplied metadata |
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Ritual.
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Rites and ceremonies.
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Failure (Psychology) -- Religious aspects.
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ceremonies.
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rites.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Customs & Traditions.
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Failure (Psychology) -- Religious aspects
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Rites and ceremonies
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Ritual
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199790999 |
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019979099X |
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9780199790913 |
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0199790914 |
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9780199369515 |
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0199369518 |
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