The Oxford Handbook of Ritual Language

This volume brings together representative case studies and surveys that explore research into ritual language, covering theoretical and methodological approaches that reflect traditional inquiries and more recent studies. This recent literature contends that ritual language hinges on the construction of authoritative ontological models about the cosmos and its inhabitants. Ritual speech also orchestrates performances that articulate representations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192868098
• ISBN13: 9780192868091
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 624 Pages