Chapter 7
Reading Assignment: Chapter 7, Religious Ritual
As you read, consider the following questions and/or ideas:
- What are the psychological and social functions of ritual?
- Why do people practice rituals?
- How could magic be both "false" and "useful" at the same time?
- How do rituals symbolize the stresses and tensions of social life?
Video Lectures
| Introduction to Religious Ritual (WMV) (MOV) | |||
| Mormon Sacrament (WMV) (MOV) | |||
| Participation in Rituals (WMV) (MOV) | |||
| Rituals in the Human Lifecycle (WMV) (MOV) | |||
| Rituals as Sacred Underwriting of Ideology (WMV) (MOV) | |||
| Ritual as Influence (WMV) (MOV) | |||
| Technological Rituals (WMV) (MOV) | |||
| Rituals as Therapy and Anti-Therapy (WMV) (MOV) | |||
| Salvation Rituals (WMV) (MOV) | |||
| Mysticism and Salvation in Rituals (WMV) (MOV) | |||
| Manipulation and Petition (WMV) (MOV) | |||
| Shoshone Love Magic (WMV) (MOV) | |||
| Conclusion to chapter 7 (WMV) (MOV) | |||
Lecture Notes
Chapter 7 lecture notes (PDF)
Quiz
Chapter 7 quiz (HTML)
Images
Chapter 7 images (HTML)
Additional Resources
- Rituals - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritual
- Pilgrimages - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrimage
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