Theology After Ritual: Embodied Practices and the Future of Comparative Theology.
This article explores the emerging "ritual turn" in comparative theology, which expands the field beyond its traditional textual focus to include the embodied, material, and performative dimensions of religious life. While affirming the importance of sacred texts, Moyaert argues that theol...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
Concilium
Year: 2025, Issue: 4, Pages: 130-140 |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B RITES & ceremonies |
| Summary: | This article explores the emerging "ritual turn" in comparative theology, which expands the field beyond its traditional textual focus to include the embodied, material, and performative dimensions of religious life. While affirming the importance of sacred texts, Moyaert argues that theology must also attend to ritual practices that shape religious identity, transmit knowledge, and generate meaning. Drawing on insights from ritual studies, lived religion, liturgical theology, and ordinary theology, she makes the case that rituals are not secondary to belief but sites of theological insight in their own right. The article examines the methodological challenges of engaging rituals across traditions, including the tension between participation and critical reflection, and the role of ethnographic approaches. Ultimately, Moyaert suggests that comparative theology must become more attentive to the lived, embodied dimensions of faith if it is to engage religious traditions in their fullness and foster transformative interreligious understanding. |
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| ISSN: | 0010-5236 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Concilium
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