Ritual in Its Own Right.(Book review)

From: Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute | Date: September 1, 2006| Author: Telle, Kari | Copyright information

HANDELMAN, DON & GALINA LINDQUIST (eds). Ritual in its own right. vii, 232 pp., illus., bibliogrs. Oxford, New York: Berghahn Books, 2005. [pounds sterling]15.00 (paper)

This edited volume, full of new and original perspectives, makes an important contribution to the anthropological and historical study of ritual. While ritual has been accorded a pivotal role in theoretical approaches ranging from Durkheimian functionalism, via political economy, to symbolic analysis and...

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