There is a welcome international feel about the venture - indeed the contributorscould hardly represent a broader range of European nationalities. Furthermore, I amimpressed with both the relevance and diversity of the chapters. Peter Collins, Durham University. This is an inter…
Too often, anthropological accounts of ritual leave readers with the impression that everything goes smoothly, that rituals are "meaningful events." But what happens when rituals fail, or when they seem "meaningless"? Drawing on research in the anthropology of Christianity from …
Too often, anthropological accounts of ritual leave readers with the impression that everything goes smoothly, that rituals are ""meaningful events."" But what happens when rituals fail, or when they seem ""meaningless""? Drawing on research in the anthropology of Christianity f…