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Ritual

A ritual is a repeated, structured sequence of actions or behaviors that alters the internal or external state of an individual, group, or environment, regardless of conscious understanding, emotional context, or symbolic meaning. Traditionally associated with gestures, words, or revered objects, rituals also occur in non-human species, such as elephant…

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Avg. degree1.99
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related to Further reading · 233
Ritual → Abe, Achim Saupe, Amherst, Amitai, An, An Analysis, Andreas, Annual Review, Anthropology, Aractingi, Archaeology UCLA, Arnold, Athens, August, Barbara, Bax, Beacon Press, Beginnings, Berlin, Between Early Medieval Texts
related to As a form of social solidarity · 20
Ritual → Bosnia, Bosnian Landscape, Douglas Foley Went, Elijah, Encounter, Ethnographic, Foley, Friday Night Lights, He, In, Learning Capitalist Culture, North Town, Safet Hadži Muhamedović, St Elijah's Day, St George's Day, Texas, The, This, Time, Waiting
see also · 20
Ritual → Art, Behavioral, Ceremonies, Chinese, Church, Emphasis, England, Expected, Icon, Igor Stravinsky, Indigenous Chinese, Korean, Qingjiao, Rite, Shinto, Spring, StructureReligious, Taoist, Theory, Type
related to Death, mourning, and funerary rites · 17
Ritual → And, As, Australian Aboriginal, Bardo Thodol, Christianity, Hinduism, In, In Genesis, In Islam, In Tibetan Buddhism, Indigenous, Janazah, Judaism, Lord God, Many, Sikhism, These
related to Structure and anti-structure · 17
Ritual → Arnold, British Functionalist, Douglas, Drawing, Gennep's, Gluckman's, Grid, Group, In, Levi-Strauss' Structuralist, Mary Douglas, Natural Symbols, Running, The, Turner's, Victor Turner, When
related to Rituals Doing Gender · 16
Ritual → Cillie, Cäcilia, Essay Women's, For, German, In, Passage, Rentmeister, Rites, Ritualizations, Rituals, She, Strong, The, The Flying Lesbians, Women Together
related to Water rites · 15
Ritual → All Worlds, Amrit Sanskar, Christian Church, Christianity, Church, Examples, For, Judaism, Mikveh, Muslim, Rites, Shinto, Sikhism, Typically, Wudu
related to Political rituals · 14
Ritual → According, As, Balinese, Bosnian, Cargo Cults, Clifford Geertz, European, In, Islanders, Japanese Emperor, Leaders, Political, Rituals, South Pacific
related to Freemasonry · 13
Ritual → Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft, Freemasonry, Freemasons, In Freemasonry, In North America, Journeyman, Masonic, Master Mason, Scottish Rite, The, These, York Rite
related to Islam · 13
Ritual → Arabic, For, God Saʿy, Hajj, Islam, Iḥrām, Kaʿbah, Marwah, Muslims, Quran, Quranic, Ramadan, Truly

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Ritualis arepeated0.90text
Ritualis aoutsider's or0.90text
freedominstance ofThe flag stands for larger symbols0.80text
democracyinstance ofThe flag stands for larger symbols0.80text
free enterprise or national superiorityinstance ofThe flag stands for larger symbols0.80text
a fraternityinstance ofRites of passage may also include initiation into groups not tied to a formal stage of life0.80text
drought or plagues of insectsinstance ofbut also broader climate-related issues0.80text
Jane Atkinson to theorize howinstance ofleading anthropologists0.80text
plantinginstance ofor they may mark the inauguration of an activity0.80text
harvestinginstance ofor they may mark the inauguration of an activity0.80text
or moving from winter to summer pasture during the agricultural cycleinstance ofor they may mark the inauguration of an activity0.80text
communal fasting during Ramadan by Muslimsinstance ofIt encompasses a range of performances0.80text

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