When Rituals Go Wrong: Mistakes, Failure and the Dynamics of Ritual

When Rituals Go Wrong: Mistakes, Failure and the Dynamics of Ritual
ISBN-10
9004158111
ISBN-13
9789004158115
Category
Social Science
Pages
377
Language
English
Published
2007
Publisher
BRILL
Author
Ute Husken

Description

This volume investigates the implications of breaking ritual rules, of failed performances and of the extinction of ritual systems. The essays thus break new ground in the comparative analysis of rituals and introduce new perspectives to ritual studies.

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