Significant life passages are marked by ritual in virtually every
culture. Weddings and funerals are only two of the most obvious
ones. A wide variety of rites, both traditional and invented, also
mark birth and coming of age. However, many major transitions
remain unmarked. Marrying & Burying tells an intensely personal
story about the role of ritual in Ron Grimes's own rich and
sometimes difficult life. His critique of ritual impoverishment in
North America reveals the extraordinary potential that ritualizing
holds for negotiating and enriching transitions, both exalted and
mundane. Always aware that no two people's experiences are alike,
he encourages readers to think critically and creatively about the
role of ritual in their own lives. Grimes generous and
unsentimental but also unflinchingly honest, so he offers no easy
answers. Using an impressive array of genres, he examines the
problems of ritualizing in ways that can stitch together the torn
pieces of a man's life. Fiction, poetry, journal, and essay create
a multivocal text, a symphonic portrayal of the mysterious and
intransigent human need to ritualize. This is a book for anyone
committed to untangling the meaning of life as actually lived. It
offers the student of contemporary North American spirituality and
culture a rare opportunity to glimpse the humanity behind a
scholar's analysis of ritual.
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