Bell, Catherine M., 1953-2008

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.

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Ritual
Anthropology--Methodology

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