BIBFRAME Work

Title

On ritual

Type

• Text
• Monograph

Contribution

• Lincoln, Bruce (author)

Subject

• Ritual--History (LCSH)
• Rites and ceremonies--History (LCSH)

Language

• English

Illustrative Content

• illustrations
• maps

Classification

• LCC: BL600 .L56 2025 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
• DDC: 203/.8 (Assigner: dlc)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• index
• bibliography

Summary

"Close, microhistorical examination of the way rituals are actually performed goes well beyond the standard, ideal description of such ceremonies to reveal participants who modify the proceedings in shrewd, subtle, strategic ways that advance their own interests, sometimes going so far as to challenge, even subvert the protocols, traditions, and values favored by presiding officials. The wide-ranging set of examples includes a Roman funeral, a Mesoamerican healing ceremony, a Jewish-American Thanksgiving dinner and others, each of which receives meticulously detailed consideration. Each one has its own engaging characters, intricate maneuvers, analytically revealing developments, and moments of high drama"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Julia's funeral, Rome, 69 B.C.E. -- Retrieving Alicia's soul, highland Guatemala, July 1946 -- Krichinsky Thanksgivings, Baltimore, late 1940s and early 1950s -- The Malagan for Bukbuk, New Ireland, April 1979 -- A Lakota naming ceremony, summer 1991.

Authorized Access Point

Lincoln, Bruce. On ritual

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T20:21:36.613774+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 24008783

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• Date: 2026-09-11
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• Description language: eng
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