Ritual in Industrial Society: A Sociological Analysis of Ritualism in Modern EnglandOriginally published in 1974, Ritual in Industrial Society is based on several years’ research including interviews and observations into the importance of ritual in industrial society within modern Britain. The book addresses how identity and meaning for people of all occupations and social classes can be derived through rituals and provides an expansive and diverse examination of how rituals are used in society, including in birth, marriage and death. The book offers an examination into the use of symbolic action in the body to articulate experiences which words cannot adequately handle and suggests that this enables modern men and women to overcome the mind-body splits which characterise modern technological society. In addition to this, the book examines ritual as a tool for articulating and sharing religious experiences, a point often overlooked by more intellectual approaches to religion in sociology. In addition to this, the book covers an exploration into ritual in social groups and how this is used to develop a sense of belonging among members. The book will be of interest to sociologists as well as academics of religion and theology, social workers and psychotherapists. |
Contents
Towards a Sociology of Ritual Action | |
Civic and Religious | |
Religious Ritual in the Church of England | |
Nationalism and Civic Ritual | |
Lifecycle Rituals | |
Aesthetic Ritual | |
Ritual Social Change and CounterCulture | |
References | |
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