Ritual theory, ritual practice /
Catherine Bell.
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.
- x, 270 pages ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-258) and index.
I. The practice of ritual theory -- 1. Constructing ritual -- 2. Constructing meaning -- 3. Constructing discourse -- Notes -- II. The sense of ritual -- 4. Action and practice -- 5. The ritual body -- 6. Ritual traditions and systems -- Notes -- III. Ritual and power -- 7. Ritual control -- 8. Ritual, belief, and ideology -- 9. The power of ritualization -- Notes.