understanding the transformative power of ritual Driver, Tom F. 1925- creator text cou Boulder, Colo Westview Press 1998 monographic eng spa

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xviii, 270 s. An examination of how people use ritual to give order to their lives, to provide a sense of security and control. The author discusses how ritual creativity and performance are central to the enactment of religious beliefs and how rituals serve to transform individuals into members of communities. pt. 1. Ritual pathways. Ritualizing: the animals do it and so do we. Modern warfare: the loss of ritual pathways. Priest and shaman: two pathways of religions ritual. -- pt. 2. Modalities of performance. Ritual, theater, and sacrifice. Ritual's two siblings: performance in the confessional and the ethical modes -- pt. 3. Ritual's social gifts. Order. Community. Transformation. -- Conclusion. Christian sacraments as the performance of freedom. A communion sermon. Some points in criticism of Victor Turner. Tom F. Driver. Litteraturliste s. 252-257. Oprindelig udk. med titel: The magic of ritual. - HarperSanFrancisco, 1991. Ritual Rites and ceremonies Liturgia y ritual Ritos y ceremonias BL 600 D782l 1998 291.38 0813334551 (pbk) 9780813334554 (pbk) DKDLA 091208 20230411090024.0 dan