Rite Makes Right
This paper considers ritual phenomena in the context of a naturalistic theory of religion. Religious traditions are described as mythic traditions, where myth is understood to be a narrative integration of cosmological and moral ideas. Ritual practices emerge as part of a cluster of strategies tha...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2014]
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Diskus
Year: 2012, Volume: 13, Pages: 1-9 |
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| Summary: | This paper considers ritual phenomena in the context of a naturalistic theory of religion. Religious traditions are described as mythic traditions, where myth is understood to be a narrative integration of cosmological and moral ideas. Ritual practices emerge as part of a cluster of strategies that function collectively to revitalize the power of the myth to influence the ways people think, feel and act. |
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| ISSN: | 0967-8948 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Diskus
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.18792/diskus.v13i0.24 |