The American Ritual Tapestry: Social Rules and Cultural Meanings

by Mary Jo Deegan

American rituals are vital to the creation and renewal of cultural meanings and rules for social interaction. These rituals are rooted in tradition yet are rapidly changing: a contradiction of hyper-modern society. This phenomenon was first explored by Professor Deegan in her 1989 study American Ritual Dramas. The theory examines both participatory rituals and mass-media rituals to show how everyday people become attached to and alienated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313304653
• ISBN13: 9780313304651
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.6"