Ritual and Its Consequences: An Essay on the Limits of Sincerity
- ISBN-10
- 019986893X
- ISBN-13
- 9780199868933
- Category
- Ritual
- Pages
- 229
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
Description
Drawing on examples from many places and times, this work argues for the continuing tension across historical contexts between movements emphasizing ritual and movements emphasizing sincerity. It contends that our contemporary age has, at great risk, downplayed the importance of ritual.
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- 2008-03-24
- 248 pages
- Ebook
- Oxford University Press
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- 2008-03-24
- 248 pages
- Ebook
- Oxford University Press
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