
When Rituals go Wrong: Mistakes, Failure, and the Dynamics of Ritual
Ute Huesken(Author)
Brill (Publisher)
Published on 24. April 2007
Book
Hardback
392 pages
978-90-04-15811-5 (ISBN)
Description
The present volume is entirely dedicated to the investigation of the implications and effects of breaking ritual rules, of failed performances and of the extinction of ritual systems.
While rituals are often seen as infallible mechanisms which 'work' irrespective of the individual motivations of the performers, it is clearly visible here that rituals can fail, and that improper performances do in fact matter. These essays break new ground in their respective fields and the comparative analysis of rituals that go wrong introduces new perspectives to ritual studies. As the first book-length study on ritual mistakes and failure, this volume begins to fill a significant gap in the existing literature. Contributors include: Claus Ambos, Christiane Brosius, Johanna Buss, Burckhard Duecker, Christoph Emmrich, Brigitta Hauser-Schaeublin, Maren Hoffmeister, Ute Huesken, Brigitte Merz, Axel Michaels, Karin Polit, Michael Rudolph, Edward L. Schieffelin, Jan A.M. Snoek, Eftychia Stavrianopoulou, and Jan Weinhold.
While rituals are often seen as infallible mechanisms which 'work' irrespective of the individual motivations of the performers, it is clearly visible here that rituals can fail, and that improper performances do in fact matter. These essays break new ground in their respective fields and the comparative analysis of rituals that go wrong introduces new perspectives to ritual studies. As the first book-length study on ritual mistakes and failure, this volume begins to fill a significant gap in the existing literature. Contributors include: Claus Ambos, Christiane Brosius, Johanna Buss, Burckhard Duecker, Christoph Emmrich, Brigitta Hauser-Schaeublin, Maren Hoffmeister, Ute Huesken, Brigitte Merz, Axel Michaels, Karin Polit, Michael Rudolph, Edward L. Schieffelin, Jan A.M. Snoek, Eftychia Stavrianopoulou, and Jan Weinhold.
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All those interested in history and cultural studies, especially religious studies, ritual studies, and anthropology.More details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
816 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-15811-5 (9789004158115)
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Person
Ute Huesken, Ph.D. (1996) in Indian Studies, University of Goettingen, is Research Fellow in the collaborative research centre on "dynamics of rituals" at the South Asia Institute, University of Heidelberg. She has published on contemporary and ancient forms of Buddhism and Hinduism, and on South Asian ritual.