Liberating Rites Understanding the Transformative Power of Ritual

Name: Liberating Rites Understanding the Transformative Power of Ritual
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ISBN: 9781419642104

ISBN-10: 1419642103

ISBN-13: 9781419642104

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Authors: Tom F. Driver

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In Liberating Rites: Understanding the Transformative Power of Ritual, Tom F. Driver illuminates the making of ritual by removing it from its churchly wrappings and presenting it as something raw, basic, and central to all living beings. He examines the varied ways humans use ritual to give order to their lives, to deepen feelings of communal belonging, and to transform the status quo. Driver looks closely at how ritual, viewed as creative performance, is essential to religion and to the movement from bondage to freedom, whether in society or the individual. His analyses use examples drawn from a wide variety of cultures and religions -- Haiti, Korea, South Africa, Judaism, Roman…

Book details

List price: $19.99
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication date: 8/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 292
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.078
Language: English