The order of rituals
Subtitle: the interpretation of everyday life
By: Hans-Georg Soeffner ; translated by Mara Luckmann.
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New Brunswick, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
Subjects: Social structure.; Social norms.; Rites and ceremonies.; Individualism.
Description: In The Order of Rituals, Hans-Georg Soeffner aims to answer the question: Through what efforts of order and orientation are loosely organized societies like ours held together? Soeffner focuses on symbolic forms of self-presentation that bring focus and clarity to our lives, such as emblems, fashions, styles, and symbols.
Notes: Translation of: Ordnung der Rituale.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-172) and indexes.