Rite out of Place - Ritual, Media, and the Arts (Paperback)

We have been led to believe that rituals are well-behaved and predictable, but they sometimes behave in unpredictable ways, especially when they emerge in unexpected places. However much rites may seem to be at home in churches, temples, mosques, and synagogues, they are not captives of sacred spaces. Rituals appear on television, stare back at the lens in family photographs, slip into university classrooms, haunt the wilds, and attend movies. Rite Out of Place makes provocative discoveries by scouting out some of the unexpected places where ritualizing takes root. Most ritual studies scholarship still focuses on central religious rites. For this reason, Grimes argues, dominant theories, like the data they consider, remain stubbornly conservative. This book issues a challenge to these theories and to popular conceptions of ritual. Grimes writes in an accessible, engaging style, using a broad, interdisciplinary approach. This collection of seminal essays by one of the founders of the discipline appeals to anyone interested in the intersection of ritual and public life.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2006
First published:	April 2006
Authors:	Ronald L. Grimes (Professor of Religion and Culture)
Dimensions:	236 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-530145-8
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Worship > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Worship > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-530145-5
Barcode:	9780195301458

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