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Ritual is part of what it means to be human. It defines and enriches culture, but what is ritual? What are the various kinds of ritual? Is ritual tradition bound and conservative or innovative and transformational? Ritual: A Very Short Introduction describes a number of specific rites and explores ritual from theoretical and historical perspectives. It focuses on the places where ritual touches everyday life; shows how ritual is an important vehicle for group and identity formation; how it generates and transmits beliefs and values; how it can be used to exploit and oppress; and how it has served as a touchstone for thinking about cultural origins and historical change.
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One of the most widely read German authors in the world, Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946. After his death, his novels enjoyed a revival of popularity, becoming a staple of popular religion and spirituality in Europe and North America. Veneration and Revolt: Hermann Hesse and Swabian Pietism is the first comprehensive study of the impact of German Pietism (the religion of Hesse's family and native Swabia) on Hesse's life and literature. Hesse's literature bears witness to a lifelong conversation with his religious heritage despite that in
Authors, German --- Authors, German. --- Pietism in literature. --- Pietism --- Pietism. --- Pietismus. --- Piétisme dans la littérature. --- Piétisme --- Religion. --- Écrivains allemands --- Hesse, Hermann, --- Hesse, Hermann. --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Critique et interprétation. --- 1900-1999. --- Germany --- Écrivains allemands --- Pietisme dans la litterature. --- Pietisme --- Evangelicalism --- Hesse, Hermann Karl --- Hesse, Hermann --- Lauscher, Hermann --- Sinclair, Emil --- Gesse, German --- Khesse, German --- Ho-sai, Ho-man --- Ho-man Ho-sai --- Hese, Herman --- Heseh, Herman --- Hes, Herman̲ --- Hessi, Herman̲ --- Гессе, Герман --- הסה, הרמן --- הסה, הרמן, --- へッセ・へルマン, --- ヘッセハーマン, --- ヘルマンヘッセ, --- 赫塞赫爾曼, --- Hese, Herŭman --- 헤세, 헤르만, --- Critique et interpretation.
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