Ritual gone wrong : what we learn from ritual disruption /

Rituals go wrong all the time - someone does the wrong thing, says the wrong phrase, or shows up late. Crucial ritual items go missing or get broken, or acts of God conspire to undermine the venue. Most of the time, these mistakes are smoothed over with substitutions or procedural adjustments, and t...

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Main Author:	McClymond, Kathryn, 1960- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Series:	Oxford ritual studies.
Subjects:	Ritual. Rites and ceremonies. Failure (Psychology) > Religious aspects. Rituel. Rites et cérémonies. Échec > Aspect religieux. ceremonies. rites. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Customs & Traditions. Failure (Psychology) > Religious aspects Rites and ceremonies Ritual Electronic books.
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