Ritual Matters Dynamic Dimensions in Practice

Brosious, Christiane & Husken, Ute Edited By

ISBN 10: 0415553784 / ISBN 13: 9780415553780

Published by Routledge, New Dehli India, 2010

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403 pages. "The essays in this volume, .do not solely relate to the Indian subcontinent but address, in diachronic and synchronic manner, a variety of regions such as Egypt, Turkey, Greece and Germany, approaching the topic of ritual dynamics from a host of different perspectives." ; 5 3/4 x 8 3/4 ".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ritual Matters Dynamic Dimensions in Practice
• Publisher: Routledge, New Dehli India
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415553784
• ISBN 13: 9780415553780
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New in As New dust jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Social Sciences

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Synopsis

This book explores the interaction of rituals and ritualised practices utilising a cross-cultural approach. It discusses whether and why rituals are important today, and why they are possibly even more relevant than before.

About the Author

Ute Hüsken is Head of the Department of Cultural and Religious History of South Asia (Classical Indology), South Asia Institute at Heidelberg University, Germany.

Christiane Brosius is Professor at Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a Global Context" Department, Heidelberg University, Germany.