Elements of Ritual and Violence (Elements in Religion and Violence)

Kitts, Margo

ISBN 10: 1108448321 / ISBN 13: 9781108448321

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Elements of Ritual and Violence (Elements in Religion and Violence)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108448321
• ISBN 13: 9781108448321
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Ritualized violence is by definition not haphazard or random, but seemingly intentional and often ceremonial. It has a long history in religious practice, as attested in texts and artifacts from the earliest civilizations. It is equally evident in the behaviors of some contemporary religious activists and within initiatory practices ongoing in many regions of the world. Given its longevity and cultural expanse, ritualized violence presumably exerts a pull deeply into the sociology, psychology, anthropology, theology, perhaps even ontology of its practitioners, but this is not transparent. This short volume will sketch the subject of ritualized violence, that is, it will summarize some established theories about ritual and about violence, and will ponder a handful of striking instantiations of their link.

Book Description

This short volume sketches the subject of ritualized violence by summarizing some established theories about ritual and about violence, and ponders a handful of striking instantiations of their link.