This book brings together leading international scholars in order to explore the creative possibilities of ritual studies and apply it to different fields in th

This book brings together leading international scholars with the aim of exploring ritual perspectives in the study of contemporary religions. It combines signi

Ritual Studies have achieved prominence since the 1980s, when interest in ritual as an object of inquiry was established, bridging over a number of humanities a

A comprehensive overview, by period and region, of the archaeology of ritual and religion. The coverage is global, and extends from the earliest prehistory to m

This book codifies, describes, and contextualizes group rituals and individual practices from world religious traditions. At the interface of religious studies,