Negotiating with the Sacred Other: The Ancient Mechanisms of the Personal Vow Practice
By questioning the anthropological definition of vows as instrumental prayers, which has been generally accepted since William Christian (1989) introduced it, the paper will discuss the notion of a vow as a personal prayer in the effort to expand it beyond the mere request for a miracle or fulfilmen...
| Subtitles: | "Sacred Journeys 6" |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Dublin Institute of Technology
[2020]
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| In: |
The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage
Year: 2020, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 11-23 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
The Holy
/ Communication
/ Vow
/ Pilgrimage
/ Sanctuary
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AE Psychology of religion AG Religious life; material religion |
| Further subjects: | B
Law
B Pilgrimage B speech act B Sacred B vow |
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