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Foundations in Ritual Studies - by Paul Bradshaw & John Melloh (Paperback)
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- The new field of ritual studies applies anthropological methodology to the study of religious actions.
- About the Author: Paul Bradshaw (PhD, University of London) is professor of liturgy at the University of Notre Dame and director of Notre Dame's London Centre.
- 238 Pages
- Religion + Beliefs, Christian Rituals & Practice
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About the Book
An introduction to ritual studies for students of Christian liturgy.Book Synopsis
The new field of ritual studies applies anthropological methodology to the study of religious actions. The first collection of its kind, Foundations in Ritual Studies offers students of Christian liturgy fresh insights from specialists in anthropology, religious studies, and Christian liturgy. The list of contributors includes Romano Guardini, Mark Seale, John Witvliet, Mary Douglas, Victor Turner, Nathan Mitchell, Ronald Grimes, Catherine Bell, Margaret Mary Kelleher, and Herbert Fingarette. This one-volume collection makes their landmark contributions available to professors, graduate students, theologians, and biblical scholars.From the Back Cover
The study of liturgy used to mean studying what Christians did in the past and how worship traditions developed over the centuries. The focus was especially on liturgical texts. Now the spotlight is on liturgical actions--what people do in worship, how they do it, and what their actions mean. And a comparative dimension is added: no longer looking only at the Christian past, scholars now look at the global present and compare what Christians say and do in worship with analogous actions in various religious and cultural settings.New perspectives require new methods. Enter ritual studies, a discipline built on methods and insights developed by anthropologists. Foundations in Ritual Studies offers an anthropological and theological approach to the study of Christian liturgy, providing key essays for an orientation to this fruitful new approach.
Contributors
Romano Guardini, Mark Searle, and John D. Witvliet on the application of ritual studies to Christian liturgies
Mary Douglas and Victor Turner on the anthropological basis for ritual studies
Nathan D. Mitchell, Ronald L. Grimes, and Catherine Bell on ritual
Margaret Mary Kelleher on liturgical theology
About the Author
Paul Bradshaw (PhD, University of London) is professor of liturgy at the University of Notre Dame and director of Notre Dame's London Centre. He is also a priest-vicar of Westminster Abbey and the author of The Search for the Origins of Christian Worship. John Melloh (PhD, St. Louis University) is director of the John S. Marten Program in Homiletics and Liturgies at the University of Notre Dame.Dimensions (Overall): 8.39 Inches (H) x 5.47 Inches (W) x .61 Inches (D)
Weight: .72 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 238
Genre: Religion + Beliefs
Sub-Genre: Christian Rituals & Practice
Publisher: Baker Academic
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Paul Bradshaw & John Melloh
Language: English
Street Date: September 1, 2007
TCIN: 90759809
UPC: 9780801034992
Item Number (DPCI): 247-04-0409
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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