Ritual And Religion In The Making Of Humanity by Helen Rappaport
An influential work of anthropological theory arguing that ritual is the foundational social act through which humans generate meaning, morality, and social order. Drawing on ecology, systems theory, and ethnography, it shows how liturgical performances produce authoritative, canonical messages, stabilize conventions, and bind communities to ultimate sacred postulates. It contends that religion emerges from ritual processes that regulate relations among people, symbols, and environments, coordinating behavior and helping societies adapt to their ecological contexts.
- Published
- 1999
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 530-560
- Original Language
- English
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