Originally published in 1974, Ritual in Industrial Society is based
on several years' research including interviews and observations
into the importance of ritual in industrial society within modern
Britain. The book addresses how identity and meaning for people of
all occupations and social classes can be derived through rituals
and provides an expansive and diverse examination of how rituals
are used in society, including in birth, marriage and death. The
book offers an examination into the use of symbolic action in the
body to articulate experiences which words cannot adequately handle
and suggests that this enables modern men and women to overcome the
mind-body splits which characterise modern technological society.
In addition to this, the book examines ritual as a tool for
articulating and sharing religious experiences, a point often
overlooked by more intellectual approaches to religion in
sociology. In addition to this, the book covers an exploration into
ritual in social groups and how this is used to develop a sense of
belonging among members. The book will be of interest to
sociologists as well as academics of religion and theology, social
workers and psychotherapists.
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