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Ritual, Ritualization, and Religion in the Work of Kazakhstani Artist Anvar Musrepov
Religions, 2021 This article contributes to the study of ritual in art, which is an unconventional setting for ritual studies. It concerns ritual, ritualization, and religion in the oeuvre of the up-and-coming Kazakhstani artist Anvar Musrepov.
Emina Yessekeyeva, Eric Venbrux
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Practices of Ritualization in a Dutch Hospice Setting [PDF]
Religions, 2020 In this article, we explore rituals and ritualized care practices in a hospice in the Netherlands. The research is guided by two research questions. First, we want to know what kind of rituals and ritualized care practices are taking place in the hospice.
Kim van der Weegen +3 more
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Anxiety and ritualization: Can attention discriminate compulsion from routine?
Communicative & Integrative Biology, 2016 Despite the wide occurrence of ritual behavior in humans and animals, much of its causal underpinnings, as well as evolutionary functions, remain unknown. A prominent line of research focuses on ritualization as a response to anxiogenic stimuli.
Jan Krátký +4 more
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Critical-feminist studies of funerals
Approaching Religion, 2023 This article aims to show how critical-feminist studies can improve research on funerals by contributing to a more complex understanding of ritualization and how it can be explored.
Karin Jarnkvist
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Religious practice among Finnish converts to Orthodox Christianity
Approaching Religion, 2022 In this study, I discuss the devotional lives of Finns who have joined the Orthodox Church of Finland as adults. The analysis is based on interviews conducted with 29 converts to Orthodoxy.
Helena Kupari
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Crossing the Threshold: School Shooting as a “Ritual of Chiral Initiation”
Галактика медиа: журнал медиа исследований, 2023 The article delves into the phenomenon of school shootings, interpreting these as metaphorical representations of profound dysfunctions in cultural communication.
Rastyam T. Aliev
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Corpus: Archivos Virtuales de la Alteridad Americana, 2012 The present record proposes a descriptive, analytical and exploratory approach to some of the practices of (re)membrance concerning the angelito [little angel=dead infant] in the Province of Corrientes, Argentina.
Cesar I. Bondar
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Tribunals of inquiry as instruments of legitimacy: A ritualization perspective
, 2023 This paper is an exploratory qualitative study into how tribunals of inquiry act as instruments of legitimacy and hegemony for the State. Focusing on a case study of two consecutive tribunals of inquiry into the biggest health scandal in the history of ...
McGrath, Paul, Marshall, Donna
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Understanding the Lived Experiences of Participants in Mourning Rituals: An Interpretive Phenomenological Approach [PDF]
اسلام و مطالعات اجتماعیThe mourning rituals of Muharram, as a ritual dimension of Islam, have long held special significance and legitimacy. Considering the changes brought by modern life in contemporary Iran, transformations in mourning rituals can also be observed. To better
Mohammad Abbaszadeh +2 more
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Approaching Religion, 2022 The mid-eighth-century Old Irish text known as the poems of Blathmac is a long devotional composition meditating on the mystery of Christ’s cross and its significance for salvation history.
Alexandra Bergholm
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