Beginnings in Ritual Studies lays the groundwork for the interdisciplinary study of ritual by broadening the conception of it and articulating its connections t

This is the most comprehensive collection of articles on ritual ever assembled. The book includes selections by internationally known scholars such as Victor Tu

Readership: Students and scholars of ritual studies, religious studies, anthropology

Providing a personal, informed and cultural perspective on rites of passage for general readers, this text illustrates the power of rites to help us navigate li

Much ritual studies scholarship still focuses on central religious rites. For this reason, Grimes argues, dominant theories, like the data they consider, remain