2015, ISBN 1107653428, xiv, 317
"In this book, Lauren Ristvet rethinks the narratives of state formation by investigating the interconnections between ritual, performance, and politics in the...
Pilgrims and pilgrimages | Rites and ceremonies | Political culture | Festivals | Middle East Politics and government | Social archaeology | Ritual | Middle East History | Political customs and rites | History | Social aspects | Middle East Antiquities | Archaeology | Middle East | To 1500
Pilgrims and pilgrimages | Rites and ceremonies | Political culture | Festivals | Middle East Politics and government | Social archaeology | Ritual | Middle East History | Political customs and rites | History | Social aspects | Middle East Antiquities | Archaeology | Middle East | To 1500
Book
2013, The medieval Mediterranean : peoples, economies and cultures, 400-1500, ISBN 9004256865, Volume 98, xviii, 585 pages
Comparative approaches to political rituals and ceremonies in Byzantium and other court cultures of the Mediterranean basin form the subject of this collective...
Rites and ceremonies | Power (Social sciences) | Byzantine Empire Court and courtiersHistory | Byzantine Empire Civilization | Byzantine Empire Social life and customs | Mediterranean Region Civilization | Comparative civilization | Political customs and rites | History | Social change | Byzantine Empire Politics and government | Social life and customs | Court and courtiers | Byzantine Empire
Rites and ceremonies | Power (Social sciences) | Byzantine Empire Court and courtiersHistory | Byzantine Empire Civilization | Byzantine Empire Social life and customs | Mediterranean Region Civilization | Comparative civilization | Political customs and rites | History | Social change | Byzantine Empire Politics and government | Social life and customs | Court and courtiers | Byzantine Empire
Book
1992, Canto ed., Past and present publications, ISBN 9780521437738, Volume 15, vi, 322
Many of the traditions which we think of as very ancient in their origins were not in fact sanctioned by long usage over the centuries, but were invented...
Rites and ceremonies | Origin | Folklore | Manners and customs | History | Sociology
Rites and ceremonies | Origin | Folklore | Manners and customs | History | Sociology
Book
2004, A Joan Palevsky book in classical literature, ISBN 0520239989, xiii, 400
What activities did the women of ancient Greece perform in the sphere of ritual, and what were the meanings of such activities for them and their culture? By...
Greece | Women | Rites and ceremonies | Greek literature | Women and literature | Religion in literature | Religious life | History and criticism | Religion and literature | Rites and ceremonies in literature | Women in literature
Greece | Women | Rites and ceremonies | Greek literature | Women and literature | Religion in literature | Religious life | History and criticism | Religion and literature | Rites and ceremonies in literature | Women in literature
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Narratives of sorrow and dignity
: Japanese women, pregnancy loss, and modern rituals of grieving
2013, Oxford ritual studies, ISBN 0199942145, xvii, 410
Bardwell L. Smith offers a fresh perspective on mizuko kuyo, the Japanese ceremony performed to bring solace to those who have experienced miscarriage,...
Buddhism | Buddhist women | Religious aspects | Abortion | Religious life | Fetal propitiatory rites | Religion & beliefs | religious studies | Japan
Buddhism | Buddhist women | Religious aspects | Abortion | Religious life | Fetal propitiatory rites | Religion & beliefs | religious studies | Japan
Book
2006, Interdisciplinary contributions to archaeology, ISBN 0306484781, xxi, 807
Among the most socially and personally vocal archaeological remains on the North American continent are the massive and often complexly designed earthen...
Rites and ceremonies | Miami River Valley (Ohio) Antiquities | Hopewell culture | Indians of North America | Scioto River Valley (Ohio) Antiquities | Material culture | Funeral customs and rites | History | Antiquities | Ohio | Miami River Valley (Ohio) | Scioto River Valley (Ohio) | Archaeology | Social Sciences, general | Anthropology
Rites and ceremonies | Miami River Valley (Ohio) Antiquities | Hopewell culture | Indians of North America | Scioto River Valley (Ohio) Antiquities | Material culture | Funeral customs and rites | History | Antiquities | Ohio | Miami River Valley (Ohio) | Scioto River Valley (Ohio) | Archaeology | Social Sciences, general | Anthropology
Book
Journal of ritual studies, ISSN 0890-1112, 1987
Journal
1998, ISBN 3791319973, 191
Book
2015, Max Planck studies in anthropology and economy, ISBN 1782385703, Volume 1, vi, 204
Book
1999, ISBN 0810942054, 2 v.
Book
1995, ISBN 9780415911078, xix, 265
This volume draws together ethnographies of female initiation rites in Melanesia which require anthropologists to rethink their analysis of initiations and...
Women | Rites and ceremonies | Initiation rites | Puberty rites | Social conditions | Female circumcision | Papua New Guinea
Women | Rites and ceremonies | Initiation rites | Puberty rites | Social conditions | Female circumcision | Papua New Guinea
Book
2004, Routledge encyclopedias of religion and society, ISBN 9780415941808, xiii, 487
Book
1995, ISBN 0521497574, viii, 199
Book
1992, Comparative studies of health systems and medical care., ISBN 0520072650, Volume no. 33, xv, 241
"Ngoma" in Bantu means drum, song performance and healing cult or association. A widespread form of ritual healing in Central and Southern Africa, ngoma is...
Rites and ceremonies | Healing | Traditional medicine | Rites and cremonies | Sociology, Social Studies | Africa, Central | Anthropology | Folk medicine | Africa, Southern
Rites and ceremonies | Healing | Traditional medicine | Rites and cremonies | Sociology, Social Studies | Africa, Central | Anthropology | Folk medicine | Africa, Southern
Book
1987, Past and present publications, ISBN 0521335132, xi, 351
Book
2004, Social anthropology in Oceania, ISBN 0812237897, vi, 254
Book
1997, ISBN 9780198201687, 657
From childbirth and baptism through to courtship, weddings, and funerals, every stage in the life-cycle of Tudor and Stuart England was accompanied by ritual....
Marriage customs and rites | Rites and ceremonies | Birth customs | Funeral rites and ceremonies | Church of England RitualsHistory | England Social life and customs | History | Social and Cultural History | Early Modern History (1500 to 1700) | 17th century
Marriage customs and rites | Rites and ceremonies | Birth customs | Funeral rites and ceremonies | Church of England RitualsHistory | England Social life and customs | History | Social and Cultural History | Early Modern History (1500 to 1700) | 17th century
eBook
1991, 2nd ed., ISBN 0521413125, xiii, 236
This revised edition of a cross-cultural study of rituals surrounding death has become a standard text in anthropology, sociology and religion. Part of its...
Death | Funeral rites and ceremonies
Death | Funeral rites and ceremonies
Book
1980, Cambridge studies in social anthropology, ISBN 9780521222785, Volume 27, xvi, 233
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