Marrying & burying : rites of passage in a man's life
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Marrying & burying : rites of passage in a man's life
Westview Press, 1995
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Marrying and burying
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Includes bibliographical references
内容説明・目次
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: hbk ISBN 9780813324593
内容説明
Ronald Grimes is a founder of the new interdisciplinary subject of ritual studies. In this book he tells the story of the role of ritual in his own life. His critique of ritual impoverishment in North America reveals the potential that ritualizing has for negotiating transitions.
目次
- Initiating - cowboy Christianity
- good guys and the wiles of perfection
- guardian of the thresholds
- marrying - marrying by the book
- blood wedding - a wedding that weds
- burying - bird droppings on the Buddha
- a funeral undone - words for a bundling rite
- oh, give me a home
- birthing - firstborn
- birth by belly
- birth by hand
- cord-cutting
- practising - the poetics of monotony
- ritual practice - the politics of practice.
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: pbk ISBN 9780813324609
内容説明
Marrying & Burying is a provocative exploration of the role of ritual in contemporary life. Conducted through an intensely personal account of his own rich and sometimes difficult life, Grimess critique of ritual impoverishment in North America reveals the extraordinary potential that ritualizing holds for negotiating and enriching transitions, both exalted and mundane.Unflinchingly honest, generous, and wise, this book is for anyone committed to untangling the meaning of life as actually lived. It offers the student of contemporary North American spirituality and culture a rare opportunity not only to follow an experiencing subject but to glimpse the humanity behind a master theorists analysis of ritual. }Significant life passages are marked by ritual in virtually every culture. Weddings and funerals are just two of the most institutionalized yet troubled ones in our own society. A wide variety of rites, both traditional and invented, also mark birth, coming of age, and other major transitions.
In Marrying & Burying Ronald Grimes, a founder of the new interdisciplinary field of ritual studies, tells an intensely personal story about the role of ritual in his own rich and sometimes difficult life. His critique of ritual impoverishment in North America reveals the extraordinary potential that ritualizing holds for negotiating and enriching transitions, both exalted and mundane. Always aware that no two peoples experiences are alike, he encourages readers to think critically and creatively about the role of ritual in their own lives.As both subject and theorist, Grimes is unflinchingly honest as well as generous, unsentimental, and wise. Using an impressive array of genres, he examines the problems of inventing the self and of finding rites that can stitch together the torn pieces of a mans life. Fiction, poetry, journal, and essay create a multivocal text, a symphonic portrayal of the mysterious and intransigent human need to ritualize. This is a book for anyone committed to untangling the meaning of life as actually lived.
It offers the student of contemporary North American spirituality and culture a rare opportunity not only to follow an experiencing subject but to glimpse the humanity behind a master theorists analysis of ritual. It will attract those who study religionespecially anthropologists, psychologists, and sociologistsas well as students of gender studies, mens studies, education, and literature. }
目次
- Beginning
- Initiating
- Cowboy Christianity
- Good Guys and the Wiles of Perfection
- Guardian of the Thresholds
- Zen Clown
- Marrying
- Marrying by the Book
- Blood Wedding
- A Wedding That Weds
- Burying
- Bird Droppings on the Buddha
- A Funeral Undone
- Words for a Bundling Rite
- Oh, Give Me a Home
- Birthing
- Firstborn
- Birth by Belly
- Birth by Hand
- Cord-Cutting
- Practicing
- The Poetics of Monotony
- Ritual Practice
- The Politics of Practice
- Ending
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