Reprint
Exploring Ritual Fields Today
Edited by
September 2021
150 pages
- ISBN978-3-0365-1312-6 (Hardback)
- ISBN978-3-0365-1311-9 (PDF)
This is a Reprint of the Special Issue Exploring Ritual Fields Today that was published in
Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities
Summary
Rituals, although seemingly traditional and fixed, a re v ery m uch contextualand subject to change. Rituals do not exist and are not performed in a vacuum,and are not independent of time and place. They are deeply influenced by thecultural, social, economic, and political contexts in which they appear. Trendsin culture also lead to ritual trends. Therefore, rituals are a dynamic field, whichis reflected in this Special Issue of Religions regarding "Exploring RitualFields Today".