Die Welt der Rituale. Von der Antike bis heute

Ambos, Claus; Hotz, Stephan u.a.

ISBN 10: 3534187016 / ISBN 13: 9783534187010

Published by Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt, 2005

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Original Hardcover, Gr.8° (22,5 x 15 cm), 10 Abbildungen im Text, 276 S.; neuwertig; 525 gr.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Die Welt der Rituale. Von der Antike bis heute
• Publisher: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: German
• ISBN 10: 3534187016
• ISBN 13: 9783534187010
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Wie neu

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Synopsis

This study presents 39 brief essays that survey the ritual world of the ancient and medieval worlds. Arranged thematically rather than chronologically, the commissioned articles examine the emotions behind ritual, the organisation of rituals, mistakes and errors in the execution of rituals, ritual as a tool for political expansion, ritual as an expression of power, and the criticism of rituals. The geographical and chronological range is broad, with articles covering the rituals, beliefs, priests, religious texts and religious politics of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Greece and Rome, Carolingian Europe and medieval Germany.