Books

19 results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The future of ritual The future of ritual Richard Schechner Richard Schechner explores the nature of ritualised behaviour and its relationship to performance and politics. A brilliant examination of cultural expression and communal action, The Future of Ritua… OL11522217W
Purity and danger Purity and danger Mary Douglas 1 online resource (xxii, 247 pages) OL14865922W
La quête du serpent à plumes La quête du serpent à plumes Nathalie Ragot,Sylvie Peperstraete,Guilhem Olivier Michel Graulich est l'un des plus grands spécialistes des religions de l'ancien Mexique. Directeur d'études à l'École Pratique des Hautes Études, Section des Sciences Religieuses, de 1990 à 2005, il … OL16593039W
Vocal and instrumental music in worship Vocal and instrumental music in worship I. J. Rosenberger A Church of the Brethren pamphlet arguing that musical instruments should not be used in Christian worship. OL16798908W
Penser les pratiques sociales comme rituels Penser les pratiques sociales comme rituels Christoph Wulf "Notre analyse est une étude de cas thématique dans laquelle on cherche à savoir comment, à l'aide de rituels, est générée une communauté dans quatre domaines de socialisation.... Notre étude se conc… OL19107836W
The work of the dead The work of the dead Thomas Walter Laqueur "The Greek philosopher Diogenes said that when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for beasts to scavenge. Why should he or anyone else care what became of his corpse? In The Work o… OL20015857W
Ritual Matters Ritual Matters Jennifer Knust,Claudia Moser 154 pages : 29 cm OL20214342W
Blood Vines Blood Vines Erica Spindler,Orlagh Cassidy From internationally bestselling author Erica Spindler comes a gripping and brilliantly haunting thriller of murder, sacrifice and redemption. OL20794247W
Rituals and sacraments in Indian religions Rituals and sacraments in Indian religions Clarence O. McMullen On Hinduism, Christianity, and Sikhism; papers presented at a seminar on the meaning and significance of rituals and sacraments, organized by the Christian Institute of Sikh Studies, 1978. OL20953763W
Pluralism and identity Pluralism and identity K. van der Toorn The subject of this book is ritual behaviour, in particular of groups with a distinctive religious, ethnic or other identity which use rituals to pursue strategic ends ad intra and ad extra. Five ess… OL20965004W
Rites of passage Rites of passage Jacqueline Dineen Customs: Birth - Initiation - Marriage - Death - African - Papua New Guinea - Masai - Aborigines - Japan - India - Jewish - American Indians - Chinese - Buddhist - Hindu - Freemasons - South America … OL22072461W
Riting myth, mythic writing Riting myth, mythic writing Dennis Patrick Slattery Riting Myth, Mythic Writing: Plotting Your Personal Story is a both a theoretical as well as interactive book on the nature of personal myth. Its intention is to offer participants who wish to explor… OL22426133W
Crónica de una muerte anunciada Crónica de una muerte anunciada Gabriel García Márquez Also contained in: - [Collected Novellas](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL274508W) OL274574W
The art of angelic ritual prayer The art of angelic ritual prayer Debbie Michaels "With the use of this book you will learn how to tap into the divine energy of creation. Angelic ritual prayer taps into the divine vibration of creation with the help of the angelic realms and the u… OL28956600W
Eucharist With a Small "E" Eucharist With a Small "E" Miriam Therese Winter 158 pages ; 21 cm OL2922551W
The Dangers of Ritual The Dangers of Ritual Philippe Buc "Medieval historians will find this book an indispensable resource for its insights into methodological issues crucial to their discipline. As Buc demonstrates, only rigorous attention to the context… OL3026181W
The Rathen manual The Rathen manual Aberdeen Ecclesiological Society,Macgregor, Duncan,Catholic Church "Transcription of a late 15th-cent. liturgical ms. located at one time at time at Rathen, Scotland. " OL350212W
Shakespeare's festive tragedy Shakespeare's festive tragedy Naomi Conn Liebler Shakespeare's Festive Tragedy is a unique look at the social and religious foundations of the tragic genre. Naomi Liebler asks whether it is possible to regard tragic heroes such as Coriolanus and Ki… OL3751047W
The arrival of Godot The arrival of Godot Katherine H. Burkman Discusses the plays of Albee, Beckett, Genet, Grass, Ionesco and Pinter. OL5115348W