The Magic of Ritual: Our Need for Liberating Rites That Transform Our Lives and Our Communities - Softcover

Driver, Tom F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060618973 ISBN 13: 9780060618971

Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco, 1992

Synopsis

This imaginative discourse, offering a fresh appreciation of the meaning of ritual and its role in effecting both personal and social transformation, is now available in paperback. "Driver has persuaded me that ritual . . . is our best hope for transformation and innovation. A lovely, original, and hopeful book." -- Carolyn G. Heilbrun.

About this title

From the Publisher:

An examination of the essential role of authentic ritual in society and the vital need for it in our lives.

From Library Journal:

Driver, author of Patterns of Grace ( LJ 2/1/78) and Christ in a Changing World ( LJ 2/1/82), proposes that human rituals have fallen gradually by the wayside because they have lost fulfillment value. Even those which remain, such as funeral rites, may be a process merely to be endured, bringing no true comfort. Using examples ranging from the appearance of ritual behavior in animals to the bizarre, frightening rituals of serial killers, the author argues that we need to restore ritual to our daily lives and create new rituals to meet modern needs. He recommends a divorce ceremony, for example. His style is largely anecdotal which, if sometimes rambling and repetitive, makes for a more interesting narrative. Extensive notes and bibliography are included. For seminary, university, and large public libraries. (Index not seen.)-- Maureen R. Shields, New City Lib., N.Y.
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About this edition

• Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0060618973
• ISBN 13: 9780060618971
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288