Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals Books
Peeters Publishers Worship in the Network Culture: Liturgical Ritual
Book SynopsisWorship signifies a wide field of liturgical ritual practices that extend from the Sunday morning service in a mainline church through a worship service in an African Independent Church to Christian ritual on the internet and cultural ritual-symbolic practices. Solid and solidified concepts are no longer sufficient for the study of this liquid field. This book approaches liturgical ritual from a different perspective. The first part of this book maps and explores the field of liturgical ritual studies. The second part of the book takes a first step in the process of conceptualisation and elaborates on the sensitising concept of liminality. In part three various aspects of the field are elaborated on in six double perspectives: bricolage/particularity, language/silence, image/sound, embodiment/performance, play/function, time/space. Part four reviews the road that the book has covered to this point from the two theological perspectives that characterise Protestant worship: Sacrament/Word and Prayer/Worship.
£64.00
Peeters Publishers Rites and Rituals of the Christian East:
Book SynopsisThis book comprises twenty-one selected papers from the Fourth Congress of the international scholarly Society of Oriental Liturgy, held at the Universities of Notre Dame and Balamand in Lebanon, July 2012. These articles reflect studies on Coptic, Ethiopian and Eritrean, Syriac, Greek-Byzantine, Slavonic, and other liturgies. The authors examine, inter alia, the rites of matrimony, the blessing of the waters, and the Eucharistic Prothesis; developments in Christian iconography; early Christian worship and liturgical theology; new methodological approaches. The papers discuss both the historical practice of diverse Eastern Churches and the current situation. The present collection of articles shows clearly the progress made in a fascinating field of research.
£85.00
Peeters Publishers Bonding in Worship: A Ritual Lens on Social
Book SynopsisIn Sub-Saharan Africa Christianity is experiencing unprecedented growth and many people worship on a regular basis. Simultaneously, many parts of Sub-Saharan Africa experience challenges such as poverty and inequality. Given this reality and these challenges, a group of international scholars investigated the ritual practices of one of the fastest growing traditions, namely African Independent Churches, over a period of more than four years. The research team set out to explore the role of religious rituals in social capital formation and social development at community level in an African Independent Church in South Africa. This book is the final, comprehensive and synthesising product in which the international and interdisciplinary team of scholars from theology, religion and development present their findings. The book is structured into three parts that reflects its theoretical, empirical and evaluative dimensions. In part I, theoretical perspectives are offered on the main conceptual apparatus of the book and the authors’ own understanding of the nexus between the different concepts. In part II, the theoretical arguments of the book are further worked out by means of eight explorations comprising of qualitative field work research in the religious milieus of African Independent worshippers in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape, South Africa. In part III, a final set of chapters, by reflecting on the case studies in part II, offer wider appreciations and applications of the role religious ritual in social capital formation. This includes reflections on the African notion of ubuntu and the challenges that the ritual lens offers to policy makers in South African society, but also African society and the global South more generally speaking when seeking answers to the problem of development.
£64.00
Peeters Publishers Toward the Origins of Christmas
Book SynopsisChristmas exerts an enormous attraction today even apart from its Christian character as a celebration of the incarnation of God in the Person of Jesus. Even marginal or indifferent Christians crowd the churches on Christmas Eve and in highly commercialized and technologized Western societies the Christmas season is celebrated with enthousiasm. Yet Christmas entered the calendar of feasts relatively late, by 336 C.E., and the reason for its introduction and quick spread remain speculative and based on fragmentary evidence. Towards the Origins of Christmas addresses both the contemporary Western celebration of Christmas, and its deep historical roots in the church of the fourth century. The book presents a thorough investigation of the patristic texts and evidence cited by liturgical scholars in the late 19th and 20th centuries to support two main theories: the Calculation theory and the History of Religions theory. This historical research is set in the framework of the contemporary experience of Christmas; the dynamics of time and the liturgical year; the inculturation of liturgy; and underlying elements of dualism and patriarchal power paradigms which linger beneath the often commercial and sentimental character of Christmas today. Suzan K. Roll was born in Clarence Center, New York (USA) in 1952. She holds degrees in classical languages and pastoral theology, and in 1993 received a Ph. D. from the Faculty of Theology of the Catholic University of Louvain (Leuven), Belgium, summa cum laude with the gratulations of the jury. She has thaught and published in the field of liturgy, sacraments, pastoral theology, and presently teaches at Christ the King Seminary, Buffalo, New York (USA).
£36.83
Peeters Publishers Sacerdoce des baptisés et liturgie: une
Book SynopsisLa liturgie permet-elle aux chrétiens d’être des acteurs à part entière? La «participation active» a déjà beaucoup apporté pour faciliter l’implication de tous et chacun dans la liturgie, mais il est possible d’aller plus loin en mettant en relief le sacerdoce des baptisés. Ce sacerdoce s’exerce dans le quotidien, mais inclut aussi la liturgie par le simple fait de participer à une célébration. Comment amener les membres de nos communautés à en prendre mieux conscience? Dans cet ouvrage, l’auteur propose de ritualiser davantage le sacerdoce des baptisés dans la liturgie, de façon malléable et flexible, afin que cette dignité de tous les chrétiens devienne plus concrète pour eux. Pour explorer les fondements théologiques d’une telle ritualisation, il prend pour point de départ le concept d’«agent ritualisé» de Catherine Bell, spécialiste en ritual studies, qui veut qu’un sujet qui met en œuvre la ritualité qui le constitue se laisse façonner par son contexte et le façonne à son tour. Une analyse de l’agent ritualisé est mise en interaction avec la pensée de quatre théologiens de la sacramentaire faite en postmodernité, soit Louis-Marie Chauvet – le principal auteur considéré – Andrea Grillo, Kenan B. Osborne et David N. Power, de façon à articuler ce que pourrait être un «agent ritualisé chrétien». Cette démarche permet d’articuler ce qui se passe chez un chrétien qui ritualise le sacerdoce des baptisés dans la liturgie : au sein de mouvements corporels traditionnels ou nouveaux, prévus ou spontanés, il peut saisir les moments d’offrande d’une célébration afin de s’offrir au Père, dans le Christ, sous l’impulsion de l’Esprit, en faveur des autres.
£64.00
Peeters Publishers Handbook of Disaster Ritual: Multidisciplinary
Book SynopsisThe Handbook of Disaster Ritual presents an overview of relevant literature, perspectives, methods, concepts, as well as a selection of topical themes in relation to current disaster rituals. The handbook has been compiled from multi-disciplinary and geographically diverse perspectives and works with broad definitions of the concepts of both disaster and ritual. A disaster is defined as an event or situation that causes a significant disruption of a society or a group and evokes a collective and/or an individual reaction with expression of mourning, compassion, indignation, protest, call for justice, recovery, reconciliation, and consolation. In this working definition, it is clear that the impact of a disaster is ‘translated ritually’. Disasters bring forth a variety of ritual practices. The Handbook of Disaster Ritual consists of three parts. After an extensive conceptual and historiographical introduction, Part I presents several perspectives on the study of disasters and disaster rituals. In Part II, a team of international scholars presents nineteen case studies of various disasters and disaster rituals. Part III addresses various themes from the case studies that can be seen as key elements in disaster rituals.
£105.00
Peeters Publishers Experiencing Presence in the Second Temple
Book SynopsisThis volume brings together twelve essays by Angela Kim Harkins that use integrative and interdisciplinary approaches to contribute new insights to the understanding of religious experience in ancient Judaism and Christianity. Building on the text-centered work that characterizes much of Second Temple studies, Harkins seeks to reintegrate ancient Jewish and Christian texts with various aspects of the flesh-and-blood experience of religion by using performance-based methods, ritual studies, integrative cognitive science approaches, and emotion studies. This volume aims to overcome the common mind-body dualism that dominates the study of ancient texts by offering ways to imagine the integrative phenomenological experience of these texts for ancient peoples.
£179.27
Peeters Publishers Worship Reshaped by Interruption
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£52.00
Leiden University Press Irrationalities in Islam and Media in
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£81.60
Sidestone Press Lamak: Ritual objects in Bali
Book SynopsisA lamak is a long narrow ritual hanging that is an essential requirement at almost all rituals in Bali. It is hung from altars and shrines at temple festivals and on festive holy days. Made usually of palm leaves, it is by nature ephemeral and it is made time and again. Even though permanent forms of the lamak, made of cloth or coins, do exist, the ephemeral palm leaf form must be present. Sometimes reaching a length of several metres and decorated with a range of motifs, its most elaborate forms are made by specialist craftsmen and women.The lamak serves as base for offerings and attracts deities and deified ancestors to them. Decorative motifs representing sources of life are ordered according to Balinese concepts of the vertical structure of the cosmos. Best known among the motifs is the cili, a human figure in female form that symbolizes human fertility and regeneration. Through offerings and the active role of the lamak, worshippers offer thanks to their deities and request prosperity and protection. Despite decades of change and modernization that have affected all aspects of life in Bali, the essential role of the lamak has survived intact.Although there are many studies of Bali’s internationally appreciated arts and crafts, this is the first one to examine in detail this fascinating and unique form of ephemeral material culture which is a prominent feature of Balinese creativity. The study answers the question: why do Balinese make lamak and why do they continue to make them time and again? It examines the use and function of the lamak in ritual, the motifs that decorate them, the materials and techniques to make them, regional and individual styles, and processes of change and commercialization.Francine Brinkgreve is curator for the Insular Southeast Asia collection at the National Museum of World Cultures, which includes Museum Volkenkunde in Leiden and the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam. During her study Cultural Anthropology at Leiden University, she specialized in the cultures of Indonesia.
£55.25
Rupa & Co BHAGAVAD GITA: THE SONG OF GOD
Book SynopsisThe sacred Bhagavad Gita is much more than an epic for Hindus worldwide; in fact, it is the ultimate universal guide to a life of peace and fulfilment. This song of God not only provides a deeply philosophical understanding of the world, or Brahma Vidya, but it also describes clear-cut techniques to implement spiritual precepts in everyday life. This is why it is also called Yog Shastra, which includes methodologieskarm yog, jnana yog and bhakti yogfor the practical application of spiritual knowledge.
£45.04
HarperCollins India Venkatesha Suprabhatam: The Story of an Beloved
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£11.99
HarperCollins India Idols: Unearthing the Power of Murti Puja
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£11.69
Double 9 Booksllp The Sleeper Awakes
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£13.49
Amaryllis His Holiness The Dalai Lama: On Love, Success,
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£8.49
Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd. AYODHYA: CITY OF FAITH, CITY OF DISCORD
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£23.24
Westland Publications Limited 7 Secrets of Shiva
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£17.09
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka Heart of Buddhist Meditation: A Handbook of
Book SynopsisNyanaponika Thera's book is a modern spiritual classic, providing deep insight and clear guidance on Buddhist mindfulness. It includes basic meditation practices and a full translation of the Great Discourse on Mindfulness by the Buddha.
£34.90
Gefen Publishing House From Fasting to Feasting: A Unique Journey
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£16.99
Gefen Publishing House Poetry of Prayer: Tehillim in Tefillah
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£23.79
Gefen Publishing House Baseless Hatred: What it is & What You Can Do
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£23.79
Gefen Publishing House Festpredigten: Twenty Festival Sermons, 1897-1902
Book SynopsisThe Festpredigten festival sermons were originally published in German in Frankfurt am Main in 1903. A window into the past, they offer a fascinating glimpse of German Jewry at the turn of the century. The author, Isaac Rosenberg, received his semichah at the Rabbiner-Seminar (Hildesheimer) in Berlin in 1888, and graced the synagogue pulpit in the eastern German city of Thorn for twenty-five years. He belonged to a new class of rabbis known as Rabbiner Doktor with Ph.D.s as well as rabbinic ordination. A leader in his community, Dr Rosenberg delivered passionate sermons in impeccable High German sermons that uplifted and inspired rather than rebuked. Yet they contain messages that are as fresh today as they were a century ago. This English volume includes an intriguing introduction by Dr Fred Gottlieb on the history of German- Jewish homiletics and associated controversies.
£16.99
Gefen Publishing House Fifty Four Pick Up: Fifteen Minute Inspirational
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£23.79
Gefen Publishing House Baseless Hatred: What it is & What You Can Do
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£17.09
Gefen Publishing House Daven Your Age: An Adult Journey through the
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£17.09
Gefen Publishing House Food for the Spirit: Inspirational Lessons from
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£22.09
Gefen Publishing House Bit of Wit, A World of Wisdom: Volume 2
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£16.99
Gefen Publishing House Easy Way Out of Passover Cookbook
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£12.59
Gefen Publishing House Shemittah Guide
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£12.59
Gefen Publishing House Lieberman Open Orthodox Haggadah
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£12.59
Gefen Publishing House Renewal: Inspirational Lessons of Rosh Hashanah
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£10.79
Gefen Publishing House Lieberman Open Orthodox Haggadah
Book SynopsisThe Lieberman Open Orthodox Haggadah (the Orlofsky Edition) addresses some of the burning issues of our times through the lens of the rituals and texts of the Seder night. As we recognise that in every generation we are to seek liberation and freedom, this Haggadah demonstrates an activism that stems from -- rather than being stymied by -- our ancient traditions. Open Orthodoxy is a stream of Orthodoxy that combines a strict adherence to Jewish law with an openness and flexibility on certain contemporary issues. With contributions from prominent and original thinkers and an introduction to the term Open Orthodoxy from Rabbi Avi Weiss, this Haggadah discusses some of these cutting-edge concerns -- such as women as clergy within Orthodoxy (ie: the Maharat phenomenon), the agunah crisis, and the interaction between Jews and Gentiles.
£17.84
Koren Publishers Yom Haatzmaut & Yom Yerushalyim Machzor: Sephardi
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£18.04
Koren Publishers Sacks Hebrew Haggada
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£18.04
Koren Publishers Koren Classic Yom Kippur Mahzor, Sepharad
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£18.04
Koren Publishers Koren Sacks Mahzor Boxed Set (5 Vol), Standard,
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£120.59
Koren Publishers Koren Tanakh Hama'alot Edition, Jeans
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£20.69
Koren Publishers Passover Haggada with Commentary by Rabbi Adin
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£18.04
Koren Publishers Koren Yamim Noraim Mahzor
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£34.19
Gal Einei Publication The Dreidel's Hidden Meanings (The Mysteries of Judaism Series)
£9.66
Koren Publishers Koren Youth Haggada, Magerman Edition
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£14.24
Koren Publishers The Koren Tanakh Graphic Novel: Esther (Hebrew
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£18.04
Koren Publishers Tanakh de Koren Recit Graphique: Esther
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£18.04
Koren Publishers Tanaj Koren La Novela Grafica: Ester
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Editorial Terracota Despertar al zen
Book SynopsisLa meditación zen —o zazen— puede considerarse una “depuración de la mente” porque la purifica y libera de las ideas inútiles y fugaces que nos atascan y limitan. Una vez que logremos la concentración e interiorización que requiriere su práctica, despertaremos nuestro espíritu y tendremos una vida creativa, armoniosa y plena. Sin importar que nuestros conocimientos sobre budismo sean pocos, este libro nos da la oportunidad de iniciarnos en nuestra búsqueda espiritual.
£12.56
Editorial Terracota El ideal del bodhisatva
Book SynopsisEl ideal del bodhisatva representa tanto la búsqueda de la claridad mental que otorgan la sabiduría, la renuncia y la reflexión, como la consideración y ayuda constante a los demás. Este libro, que ofrece un panorama reflexivo y práctico, muestra el camino exquisito de transformación y arduo adiestramiento que sigue el bodhisatva durante su vida para lograr las condiciones físicas, mentales, emocionales y energéticas que requiere para dedicarse a alcanzar la suprema iluminación en beneficio de todos los seres vivientes.
£14.20
Oxford University Press,Pakistan 'We are Lovers of the Qalandar': Piety, Pilgrimage, and Ritual in Pakistani Sufi Islam
Book SynopsisThis book is about Pakistan's most popular Sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar whose shrine in Sehwan Sharif is one of the most fascinating sanctuaries in the Muslim world. At the time of pilgrimage, this flourishing cult centre becomes a vibrant place of ecstatic religiosity marked by intense forms of devotion. The present ethnographic study is organized around three themes: piety, pilgrimage, and ritual. Thus, its focus is first on visual culture and 'material religion' as well as various aspects of religious aesthetics which highlight how sacred spaces are constructed and shaped. Secondly, it deals with the year-round pilgrimage, mainly investigating pilgrims from Punjab (including a unique life history of a female 'Sufi lineage' from Lahore), but also discussing remarkable ritual agents in the cult. The third theme is the spectacular trance dance known as dhamāl. On February 16, 2017, a suicide bomber executed a horrible massacre among the dancing devotees. This work, which is the fruit of the author's field-research between 2003 and 2015 in Sindh and Punjab, aims to contribute to a 'Sufism observed' which often seems to be neglected in mainly text-based Sufi studies. It is an academic companion to his earlier At the Shrine of the Red Sufi (OUP, 2011).Trade Review"We are Lovers of the Qalandar" is a vital addition to the scholarship of Pakistani Sufism and the anthropology of Islam. Frembgen's meticulous, granular ethnography is nuanced by his attention to broader historical, literary, and theoretical source materials...this book will serve as a useful resource for graduate and undergraduate courses in cultural anthropology, Islamic studies, Sufism, South Asia, and material culture and religion. It will also appeal to a broad readership searching for a more informed account of Islam and Sufism beyond the reductive, one-dimensional caricatures that too often (mis)inform journalistic and mass media reporting. * Robert Rozehnal, Lehigh University, Journal of Sufi Studies *We are Lovers of the Qalandar is a profoundly rich contribution to the field of South Asian Sufism, Anthropology of Art, and Islam. It is a novel addition to the visual material theory of Sufi tradition in Islam. * M. Rafique Wassan, Anthropos *
£20.09
ISEAS Wider Bagan: Ancient and Living Buddhist
Book SynopsisWider Bagan: Ancient and Living Buddhist Traditions is the first book to define the area outside the renowned Buddhist capital where vestiges of Bagan era cultural traditions can be found. From nearly six hundred attributes inventoried in Wider Bagan, thematic and geographical analysis of the Wider Bagan data reveals a related but different trajectory from that of the capital. The Sasan? of the court was honoured, and though its economy profited many places across Wider Bagan, local resilience was foremost. While the capital and Wider Bagan existed in relation to each other, their aims and narratives differed. Much has been written about Bagan, but little attention on the ground has been devoted to areas beyond the capital. These places have stories to tell—ones of the past and of the present—that are narrated in this book.
£39.95
