Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice

Late Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, Santa Clara University

• CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; THE PRACTICE OF RITUAL THEORY; II. THE SENSE OF RITUAL; III. RITUAL AND POWER; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Throws down the gauntlet to cultural interpretations of ritual....Bell's erudition and command of the literature, especially in the field of anthropology, is most impressive. Her appeal for the centrality of dynamic individuals, strategies, and power relationships is powerful and will no doubt strike a chord among those similarly disaffected with prevailing trends in understanding ritual.