Religious and social ritual : interdisciplinary explorations / edited by Michael B. Aune and Valerie DeMarinis.

Other author Aune, Michael Bjerknes.
Other author DeMarinis, Valerie M.
Format Book
Publication InfoAlbany : State University of New York Press, ©1996.
Descriptionvii, 323 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Ritual--Comparative studies.

Contents Bring the power of the past into the present : Murrinh-patha ritual / John Hilary Martin -- Power in the palace : the investiture of a Javanese sultan / Clare B. Fischer -- Realizing inherent enlightenment : ritual and self-transformation in Shingon Buddhism / Richard K. Payne -- Ritual power, ritual authority : configurations and reconfigurations in the era of manifestations / Martha Ellen Stortz -- The subject of ritual : ideology and experience in action / Michael B. Aune -- "Let every tongue, by art refined, mingle its softest notes with mine" : an exploration of hymn-singing events and dimensions of knowing / Rebecca J. Slough -- Ritual and psychotherapy : similarities and differences / Volney P. Gay -- A psychotherapeutic exploration of religious ritual as mediator of memory and meaning : a clinical case presentation of the therapeutic efficacy of incorporating religious ritual into therapy / Valerie DeMarinis -- The signicance of ritual in the case of Joanne : insights from depth psychology / Joseph D. Driskill -- Western hospitalization for surgery as "rite of passage" / William R. Noonan.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 95017022
ISBN0791428257 (alk. paper)
ISBN0791428265 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks BL600 .R44 1996 ✔ Available Place Hold