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Jun 29, 2020 · This compendium draws attention to convergent developments in evolutionary biology, archaeology, primatology, cognitive science and anthropology that open up new directions for scientific research on ritual, and in so doing emphasizes how the study of ritual belongs at the forefront of attempts to understand the evolution of human cognition and culture.
- Cristine H Legare, Mark Nielsen, Mark Nielsen
- 2020
Abstract. ‘Ritualization’ considers one of the cornerstones of ritual studies—ritualization. It begins with ethology, the study of animal behaviour and goes on to discuss ritualization theory and how this has shaped new attitudes toward the rites we humans perform. Ethology postulates that ritualization is a selective process that allows ...
First, ritual is conceived as a kind of action. Second, ritual is a cultural domain, arena, stage, or field, in and out of which people act and are acted upon. Third, ritual is sometimes conceived as an actor in its own right. ‘Definitions, types, domains’ explains the limitations of definitions and assesses the wide-ranging scholarship on ...
Mar 1, 2019 · 1. Introduction. This contribution attempts to present an explanatory framework of rituals through an inter- disciplinary approach, linking ethology, psychopathology and anthropological sciences. The search for a phenomenological continuity of rituals across different disciplines lies on three basic assumptions.
- Matteo Tonna, Carlo Marchesi, Stefano Parmigiani
- 2019
Sep 1, 2020 · Ritual behaviour, intended as a specific, repetitive and rigid form of action flow, appears both in social and non-social environmental contexts, representing an ubiquitous phenomenon in animal life including human individuals and cultures. The purpose of this contribution is to investigate an evolutionary continuum in proximate and ultimate ...
- Matteo Tonna, Davide Ponzi, Paola Palanza, Carlo Marchesi, Stefano Parmigiani
- 2020
Sociological and anthropological theory of the first half of the twentieth century proposes that ritual—secular or sacred—binds groups together, ensuring their harmonious functioning by generating and maintaining orders of meaning, purpose, and value. ‘Ritual and society’ discusses the theories of Emile Durkheim, Roy Rappaport, and ...
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uman cultural life and central to the way it wields its power. These characteristics const. tute what we. 1. the use of symbols to convey a ritual’s messages; 2. a cognitive matrix (belief system) from which ritual emerges; 3. rhythm, repetition and redundancy: ritual drivers; 4. the use of tools, techniques, and technologies to accomplish ...
