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Ritual as a Missing Link - Sociology, Structural Ritualization Theory, and Research (Hardcover)
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Ritual as a Missing Link - Sociology, Structural Ritualization Theory, and Research (Hardcover)
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Why do people behave the way they do? Up to now, ritual has been
seriously underutilized for studying human behavior, i.e., ritual.
The structural ritualization theory, attempts to narrow this gap in
our understanding of the social causes and consequences of our
actions by focusing on the ritualized behaviors that define much of
our daily lives. Taking a broad approach to science in sociology
this perspective is grounded in a commitment to three goals: the
development of theory, substantiating these concepts through
empirical evidence, and the application of this knowledge to social
problems, dehumanizing conditions in contemporary society, and
enriching our personal lives. This book is the first to
comprehensively describe the structural ritualistic theory, which
since its inception a decade ago, has developed in several
directions involving different lines of cumulative research. This
book shows how structural reproduction has occurred throughout the
world, how rituals can be strategically used and power can
influence rituals, and how the disruption of ritualized practices
and the reconstitution of ritual subsequent to such events are of
crucial importance for human beings. Weaving its way through the
book Knottnerus discusses why ritual provides a missing link in
sociology and helps us better explain the extreme complexity of
human action and social reality."
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