Ritual and Religious Belief: A Reader

Ritual and Religious Belief

A Reader

Edited by Graham Harvey

Price: $29.95

ISBN: 978-0-415-97448-6
Binding: Paperback
Published by: Routledge
Publication Date: 8th November 2005
Pages: 320

About the Book

What is ritual's relation to belief? to performance? Does ritual have its own logic?
Ritual and Religious Belief is a reader that brings together material exploring the problem of ritual from many perspectives. Selections from the sixteenth century to the present explore the idea of ritual as a type of religious behavior, ritual in relation to belief and thought, and ritual as "vain repetition." This anthology considers many perspectives, enabling the student and scholar to consider the richness of the questions surrounding the concept of ritual.

About the Author(s)

Graham Harvey is Lecturer in Religious Studies at the Open University (UK). His most recent publications include Shamanism: A Reader and Readings in Indigenous Religions.