Liturgical Rituals as Shared Intentional Practices

In my paper I argue that liturgical rituals presuppose shared intentions, beliefs and goals on behalf of the participants. Even if there are different roles in liturgy (priests, deacons, ‘normal' believers), there is no intentional asymmetry between ‘performers' and ‘followers'. My ac...

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Main Author: Quitterer, Josef 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publishing [2018]
In: Studia liturgica
Year: 2018, Volume: 48, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 56-67
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Catholic church / Cultural identity / Liturgy / Ritual / Pantomime
IxTheo Classification:KDB Roman Catholic Church
RC Liturgy
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Summary:In my paper I argue that liturgical rituals presuppose shared intentions, beliefs and goals on behalf of the participants. Even if there are different roles in liturgy (priests, deacons, ‘normal' believers), there is no intentional asymmetry between ‘performers' and ‘followers'. My account of liturgical rituals as shared activities of participants with shared intentions, beliefs and goals requires a modification of Gärdenfors' understanding of rituals as tools of learning.
ISSN:2517-4797
Contains:Enthalten in: Studia liturgica
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/00393207180481-205