Ritual, Performance and the Senses (Sensory Studies)

Synopsis

Ritual has long been a central concept in anthropological theories of religious transmission. Ritual, Performance and the Senses offers a new understanding of how ritual enables religious representations – ideas, beliefs, values – to be shared among participants. Focusing on the body and the experiential nature of ritual, the book brings together insights from three distinct areas of study: cognitive/neuroanthropology, performance studies and the anthropology of the senses. Eight chapters by scholars from each of these sub-disciplines investigate different aspects of embodied religious practice, ranging from philosophical discussions of belief to explorations of the biological processes taking place in the brain itself. Case studies range from miracles and visionary activity in Catholic Malta to meditative practices in theatrical performance and include three pilgrimage sites: the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, the festival of Ramlila in Ramnagar, India and the mountain shrine of the Lord of the Shiny Snow in Andean Peru.Understanding ritual allows us to understand processes at the very centre of human social life and humanity itself, making this an invaluable text for students and scholars in anthropology, cognitive science, performance studies and religious studies.

Copyright:

2015

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

240 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000189599

Related ISBNs:

9780857854735, 9781350001510, 9781003086598

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

09/12/23

Copyrighted By:

Michael Bull and Jon P.Mitchell

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies, Drama, Plays and Theater, Sociology

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Michael Bull

Edited by:

Jon P. Mitchell