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Title: |
Rituals |
| Sub-title: |
Types, Efficacy & Myths |
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| Edited by: |
Etalon De Smet, Frédérique Bauwens |
| ISBN10-13: |
1614706085 : 9781614706083 |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Size: |
155x230mm |
| Pages: |
0 |
| Weight: |
.416 Kg. |
| Published: |
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US) - April 2012 |
| List Price: |
141.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 3 |
| Subjects: |
Spirituality & religious experience |
| This book presents current research in the study of the types, efficacy and myths of ritualistic behaviours. Topics gathered by the authors from across the globe include the modern case studies of ancient Greek cave rituals; rituals marking transitions between different life stages in the elderly; ritual complexes of North-West Siberia in the 17th-18th centuries; healing rituals of Brazil; the myth of the ayahuasca ritual in Europe and the cult of the horse in the Sakha religious and ritual practice of the 19th century. |
| Table of Contents: |
| Preface; Rituals in Greek Caves: From Modern Case Studies to Ancient Sources; Transition into an Age of Supported Independence: A Rite of Passage?; Ritual Complexes of North-West Siberia in XVII-XVIII Centuries: According to Archaeological Data; Ritual Healing: A History of its Development & Proliferation in Brazil; The Myth of Ayahuasca; The Cult of the Horse in the Sakha Religious & Ritual Practice of the 19th Century; Rituals; Index. |
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