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Rituals and Traditional Events in the Modern World

Author : Jennifer Laing
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134593139
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (345 download)

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Download or read book Rituals and Traditional Events in the Modern World written by Jennifer Laing and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many events have evolved over centuries, drawing on local customs and conditions. However, as the world becomes increasingly globalised, traditional events and the identities they support are increasingly being challenged and rituals may be lost. Reacting against this trend towards homogeneity, communities strive to preserve and even recreate their traditional events, which may require rituals to be resurrected or reinvented for a new audience. The aim of this book is to explore the role of traditional events and rituals in the modern world. The 16 chapters cover a range of case studies of the performance of ritual through events, including their historical antecedents and development over time, as well as their role in society, link with identities both seemingly fixed and fluid and their continued relevance. The cases examined are not museum pieces, but rather vibrant festivals and events that continue to persist. Drawing on the power of history and cultural tradition, they are manifestations of heritage, existing in three temporalities: celebrating the past, occurring in the present and aiming to continue into and influence the future. Iconic events including Chinese New Year, Hogmanay and the New Orleans Mardi Gras are examined and examples are drawn from a diverse range of countries such as South Korea, China, Laos, the United States, Scotland, Italy, India and Haiti. This volume provides a deep understanding upon the role of tradition and ritual within events, from a global perspective and will be valuable reading for students, researchers and academics interested in events, heritage and culture.

Ritual and Event

Author : Mark Franko
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134003684
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Ritual and Event written by Mark Franko and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-10-19 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ritual today can be encountered in the midst of catastrophic and transforming events. This collection reassesses and revises traditionally understood relationships between ritual and politics, ritual and everyday life, ritual and art making, and ritual and disaster. The methodologies as well as the subject matter are interdisciplinary: they range from the anthropological to the art and dance historical, from the theatrical and literary to the linguistic, philosophical, and psychoanalytic. It will be a valuable tool for scholars of Theater and Performance Studies, as well as Anthropology, Art, and History.

Royal Events

Author : Jennifer Heidi Laing
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781317311997
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (119 download)

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Download or read book Royal Events written by Jennifer Heidi Laing and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-12 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Royal events such as coronations and jubilees encompass a wide spectrum of planned events involving monarchs and their families that are strategically designed to reinforce the role of royalty within social and political structures. Royal events may have a long heritage, but often involve traditions that are invented, revived or undergoing major innovations in response to changing times or to meet different purposes. The change from absolutism towards constitutional monarchies has seen a shift towards using royal events to promote national identity, community and inclusiveness. While the function and meaning of royal ritual and ceremony is a product of its particular political, economic and cultural context, conversely, royal events are often an influence on the broader milieu. This book is the first to explore royal events within the context of Events Studies, and takes an historical approach, examining the development of royal events through different periods. It starts with four broad pre-modern eras, namely Classical, Byzantine, the Dark Ages and the Medieval Period, then moves through to the early modern dynasties such as the Tudors, Stuarts, Georgians and Bourbons and on to contemporary times, incorporating the Victorian and Edwardian eras and the current reign of Elizabeth II, including the legacy of Diana and an analysis of current issues affecting royal events. Themes emphasised throughout include the institutional dynamism of royalty, the invention of tradition, the ritual structure of events, the impact of the media and the influence of individual tastemakers. This multidisciplinary work will appeal to postgraduate students and academics from a wide variety of disciplines, including cultural studies, history, tourism, events and sociology.

Event Design

Author : Greg Richards
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134497091
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book Event Design written by Greg Richards and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-10-10 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Events are becoming more complex as their range of functions grows, as meeting places, creative spaces, economic catalysts, social drivers, community builders, image makers, business forums and network nodes. Effective design can produce more successful business models that can help to sustain cultural and sporting activities even in difficult economic times. This process requires creative imagination, and a design methodology or in other words ‘imagineering’. This book brings together a wide range of international experts in the fields of events, design and imagineering to examine the event design process. It explores the entire event experience from conception and production to consumption and co-creation. By doing so it offers insight into effective strategies for coping with the shift in value creation away from transactional economic value towards social and relational value which benefit a range of stakeholders from the community to policy makers. Mega-events, small community events, business events and festivals in eight different countries are examined providing an international view of social issues in event design. A wide selection of current research perspectives is employed, integrating both theoretical and applied contributions. The multidisciplinary nature of the material means that it will appeal to a broad academic audience, such as art and design, cultural studies, tourism, events studies, sociology and hospitality.

African Religions

Author : Jacob K. Olupona
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199790582
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book African Religions written by Jacob K. Olupona and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book connects traditional religions to the thriving religious activity in Africa today.

Ritual Theatre

Author : Claire Schrader
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1849051380
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book Ritual Theatre written by Claire Schrader and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book considers the relevance of ritual theatre in contemporary life and describes how it is being used as a highly cathartic therapeutic process. With contributions from leading experts in the field of dramatherapy, the book brings together a broad spectrum of approaches to ritual theatre as a healing system.

Ritual Communication

Author : Eric W. Rothenbuhler
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Ritual Communication written by Eric W. Rothenbuhler and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1998-06-24 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ritual Communication provides a perspective on ritual as a special and powerful form of communication. It begins with a critical review of the definitions of ritual and then explores mediated rituals in a variety of situations.

Ritual: A Very Short Introduction

Author : Barry Stephenson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199943583
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book Ritual: A Very Short Introduction written by Barry Stephenson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-28 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ritual is part of what it means to be human. Like sports, music, and drama, ritual defines and enriches culture, putting those who practice it in touch with sources of value and meaning larger than themselves. Ritual is unavoidable, yet it holds a place in modern life that is decidedly ambiguous. What is ritual? What does it do? Is it useful? What are the various kinds of ritual? Is ritual tradition bound and conservative or innovative and transformational? Alongside description of a number of specific rites, this Very Short Introduction explores ritual from both theoretical and historical perspectives. Barry Stephenson focuses on the places where ritual touches everyday life: in politics and power; moments of transformation in the life cycle; as performance and embodiment. He also discusses the boundaries of ritual, and how and why certain behaviors have been studied as ritual while others have not. Stephenson shows how ritual is an important vehicle for group and identity formation; how it generates and transmits beliefs and values; how it can be used to exploit and oppress; and how it has served as a touchstone for thinking about cultural origins and historical change. Encompassing the breadth and depth of modern ritual studies, Barry Stephenson's Very Short Introduction also develops a narrative of ritual's place in social and cultural life. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

21st Century Anthropology: A Reference Handbook

Author : H. James Birx
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1412957389
Total Pages : 1139 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book 21st Century Anthropology: A Reference Handbook written by H. James Birx and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2010-06-10 with total page 1139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highlighting the most important topics, issues, questions and debates, these two volumes offer full coverage of major subthemes and subfields within the discipline of anthropology.

Sacred Ceremony

Author : Steven D. Farmer, Ph.D
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1401932746
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Sacred Ceremony written by Steven D. Farmer, Ph.D and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2002-10-31 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steven Farmer is a best selling author, teacher, shamanic practitioner, and Soul Healer. Sacred Ceremony gives you clear and simple guidelines for designing and performing ceremonies for any purpose—from healing emotional or physical wounds to honoring important life passages and celebrating seasonal cycles. Whatever your spiritual background or experience with ceremonies, this is a book you’ll want to refer to again and again! "Sacred Ceremony is the most through, thoughtful, and accesible book on ritual ceremony that exists today. It is a treaure that can help you connect to the Source of Life, renew in times of transition, find healing and guidance, celebrate the cycles of life, and maintain a vibrant cnnection to the Sacred every day. Thank you, Steven, for compiling such a meaningful and practical guide." - Joan Borysenko, PhD.

The Craft of Ritual Studies

Author : Ronald L. Grimes
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199373566
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book The Craft of Ritual Studies written by Ronald L. Grimes and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In religious studies, theory and method research has long been embroiled in a polarized debate over scientific versus theological perspectives. Ronald L. Grimes shows that this debate has stagnated, due in part to a manner of theorizing too far removed from the study of actual religious practices. A worthwhile theory, according to Grimes, must be practice-oriented, and practices are most effectively studied by field research methods. The Craft of Ritual Studies melds together a systematic theory and method capable of underwriting the cross-cultural, interdisciplinary study of ritual. Grimes exposes the limitations that disable many theories of ritual--for example, defining ritual as essentially religious, assuming that ritual's only function is to generate group solidarity, or treating ritual as a mirror of the status quo. He provides a guide for fieldwork on complex ritual events, particularly those characterized by social conflict or cultural creativity. The volume includes a case study, focusing on a single complex event: the Santa Fe Fiesta, a New Mexico celebration marked by protracted ethnic conflict and ongoing dramatic creativity. Grimes develops such themes as the relation of ritual to media, theater, and film, the dynamics of ritual creativity, the negotiation of ritual criticism, and the impact of ritual on cultural and physical environments. This important book, the capstone work of Grimes's three decades of leadership in the field of ritual studies, is accompanied by a set of online videos, as well as appendices illustrating key aspects of ritual studies.

Care of the Soul

Author : Thomas Moore
Publisher : Harper Perennial
ISBN 13 : 9780060922245
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (222 download)

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Download or read book Care of the Soul written by Thomas Moore and published by Harper Perennial. This book was released on 1994-01-26 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This New York Times bestseller (more than 200,000 hardcover copies sold) provides a path-breaking lifestyle handbook that shows how to add spirituality, depth, and meaning to modern-day life by nurturing the soul.

The Politics of Ritual Change

Author : John Tracy Thames, Jr.
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004429115
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book The Politics of Ritual Change written by John Tracy Thames, Jr. and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-07-27 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Politics of Ritual Change, John Thames explores the intersection of ritual and politics in the zukru festival texts from Emar and suggests a new understanding of the Hittite Empire’s relationship to northern Syria in the 13th century BCE.

Holidays, Ritual, Festival, Celebration, and Public Display

Author : Cristina Sánchez Carretero
Publisher : Universidad de Alcala
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Holidays, Ritual, Festival, Celebration, and Public Display written by Cristina Sánchez Carretero and published by Universidad de Alcala. This book was released on 2003 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Everyday Rituals and Ceremonies

Author : Lorna St. Aubyn
Publisher : Piatkus Books
ISBN 13 : 9780749919276
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (192 download)

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Download or read book Everyday Rituals and Ceremonies written by Lorna St. Aubyn and published by Piatkus Books. This book was released on 1999-01-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this practical and inspiring book Lorna St Aubyn describes 40 easy-to-follow rituals which you can create for yourself, alone or with friends.

Connecting to Our Ancestral Past

Author : Francesca Mason Boring
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 1583944613
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (839 download)

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Download or read book Connecting to Our Ancestral Past written by Francesca Mason Boring and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2012-06-19 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connecting to Our Ancestral Past is a pragmatic, spiritual journey that introduces a variety of specific rituals and conversations in connection with Constellations work, an experiential process that explores one's history and powerful events of the past in order to understand and resolve problems of the present. Constellations facilitator and author Francesca Mason Boring presents this therapeutic method in the context of cultures like the Shoshone, of which she is a member, that have seen the world through a prism of interrelationships for millennia. In Constellations work there is an organic quality that requires a discipline of non-judgment, one that is embraced in traditional native circles, where the whole truth of a person's life, roots, and trans-generational trauma or challenge is understood and included. Mason Boring provides a transformational walk through the universal indigenous field— that place of healing and knowledge used by Native healers and teachers for centuries—by describing stories and rituals designed to help people with their particular struggles. These rituals, such as "Facing the Good Men"—designed to help women who have suffered abuse in relationships with men—reject Western notions of over-the-counter medication. Instead, they stress a comfortable environment whereby the "client," with the help of a facilitator, interacts with people chosen to represent concepts, things, and other people. In Western culture the word "medicine" is thought of as a concrete object, but Mason Boring explains that indigenous cultures favor a process of healing as opposed to an itemized substance. She re-opens doors that have been closed due to the exclusion of indigenous technology in the development of many Western healing traditions and introduces new concepts to the lexicon of Western psychology. A range of voices from around the world—leaders in the fields of systems constellations, theoretical physics, and tribal traditions—contribute to this exploration of aboriginal perspectives that will benefit facilitators of Constellations work, therapists, and human beings who are trying to walk with open eyes and hearts.

Ritual

Author : Catherine Bell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199739471
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book Ritual written by Catherine Bell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-12-29 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From handshakes and toasts to chant and genuflection, ritual pervades our social interactions and religious practices. Still, few of us could identify all of our daily and festal ritual behaviors, much less explain them to an outsider. Similarly, because of the variety of activities that qualify as ritual and their many contradictory yet, in many ways, equally legitimate interpretations, ritual seems to elude any systematic historical and comparative scrutiny. In this book, Catherine Bell offers a practical introduction to ritual practice and its study; she surveys the most influential theories of religion and ritual, the major categories of ritual activity, and the key debates that have shaped our understanding of ritualism. Bell refuses to nail down ritual with any one definition or understanding. Instead, her purpose is to reveal how definitions emerge and evolve and to help us become more familiar with the interplay of tradition, exigency, and self-expression that goes into constructing this complex social medium.