The magic of ritual our need for liberating rites that transform our lives and our communities
In this captivating book, Tom F. Driver presents a new and radical understanding of the role and meaning of ritual. According to Driver, our contemporary culture is in urgent need of renewal or rebirth - a sense of ritual and meaning that has been lost to the age of modern rationalism. Our rituals,...
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[San Francisco] :
HarperSanFrancisco,
1991.
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| Edición: | First edition. |
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- pt. 1. Ritual pathways. Ritualizing: the animals do it and so do we. Modern warfare: the loss of ritual pathways. Priest and shaman: two pathways of religions ritual
- pt. 2. Modalities of performance. Ritual, theater, and sacrifice. Community. Transformation
- Conclusion. Christian sacraments as the performance of freedom. A communion sermon. Serve points in criticism of Victor Turner.