Pluralism and Identity: Studies in Ritual Behaviour
The subject of this book is ritual behaviour, in particular of groups with a distinctive religious, ethnic or other identity which use rituals to pursue strategic ends ad intra and ad extra.Five essays offer theoretical perspectives on ritual in plural and pluralist societies, on similarity and demarcation, on the negative case of the Australian Aboriginals, on Brazilian religious pluralism, and on Ghanaian churches in the Netherlands. Three essays describe the ritualization of the encounter, or confrontation, between religions in India (between Buddhists and Hindus, and between Hindus and Muslims), and in Yemen between Muslims and Jews. Four…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Toorn (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-90-04-10373-3
- EAN: 9789004103733
- Produktnummer: 2434749
- Verlag: Brill Academic Pub
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1995
- Seitenangabe: 376 S.
- Masse: H24.6 cm x B16.3 cm x D3.0 cm 816 g
- Reihenbandnummer: 67
- Gewicht: 816
Über den Autor
Jan G. Platvoet, Ph.D. (1982) Utrecht University, is Senior Lecturer in the Comparative Study of Religions at Leiden University. He has published on Akan traditional religion, the study of religions in Africa, and the methodology of the study of religions. Karel van der Toorn, Ph.D. (1984) Free University Amsterdam, is Professor of Ancient Religions at Leiden University. He has published on religions of ancient Mesopotamia and Israel.
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