Thinking through rituals
Subtitle: philosophical perspectives
By: edited by Kevin Schilbrack.
Contributors: Schilbrack, Kevin, 1964-
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
Subjects: Ritual.; Mind and body.; Religion -- Philosophy.
Description: This text proposes a new philosophical understanding of rituals as strategies giving access to knowledge of the world, in opposition to traditional approaches which see rituals as forms of social organization and control.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.