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| + | A '''ritual''' is a set of actions, performed mainly for their [[symbol]]ic value. It may be prescribed by the [[tradition]]s of a [[community]], including a [[religious community]]. The term usually refers to actions which are stylized, excluding actions which are arbitrarily chosen by the performers. | ||
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| + | The field of ritual studies has seen a number of conflicting definitions of the term. One given by Kyriakidis (2007) is that a ritual is an outsider's or "[[Emic and etic|etic]]" category for a set activity (or set of actions) which to the outsider seems irrational, non-contiguous, or illogical. The term can be used also by the insider or "[[Emic and etic|emic]]" performer as an acknowledgement that this activity can be seen as such by the uninitiated onlooker. | ||
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| + | In [[psychology]], the term ritual is sometimes used in a technical sense for a repetitive behavior systematically used by a person to neutralize or prevent anxiety; it is a symptom of [[obsessive–compulsive disorder]]. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | *''[[Scatalogic Rites of All Nations]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Erotic Rites of Frankenstein]]'' | ||
| + | *[[Rite of passage]] | ||
| + | *''[[The Rite of Spring]]'' | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Ceremony]] | ||
| + | * [[Civil religion]] | ||
| + | * [[Habituation]] | ||
| + | * [[Liturgy]] | ||
| + | * [[Obsessive-compulsive disorder]] | ||
| + | * [[Processional walkway]] | ||
| + | * [[Rite]] | ||
| + | * [[Religion]] | ||
| + | * [[Collective identity]] | ||
| + | * [[Battle trance]] | ||
| + | * [[Sexual ritual]] | ||
| + | * [[Superstition]] | ||
| + | * [[Myth and ritual]] | ||
| + | * [[Religious symbolism]] | ||
| + | * [[Reverence (emotion)]] | ||
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A ritual is a set of actions, performed mainly for their symbolic value. It may be prescribed by the traditions of a community, including a religious community. The term usually refers to actions which are stylized, excluding actions which are arbitrarily chosen by the performers.
The field of ritual studies has seen a number of conflicting definitions of the term. One given by Kyriakidis (2007) is that a ritual is an outsider's or "etic" category for a set activity (or set of actions) which to the outsider seems irrational, non-contiguous, or illogical. The term can be used also by the insider or "emic" performer as an acknowledgement that this activity can be seen as such by the uninitiated onlooker.
In psychology, the term ritual is sometimes used in a technical sense for a repetitive behavior systematically used by a person to neutralize or prevent anxiety; it is a symptom of obsessive–compulsive disorder.
See also
- Scatalogic Rites of All Nations
- Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night
- Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
- Rite of passage
- The Rite of Spring
See also
- Ceremony
- Civil religion
- Habituation
- Liturgy
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Processional walkway
- Rite
- Religion
- Collective identity
- Battle trance
- Sexual ritual
- Superstition
- Myth and ritual
- Religious symbolism
- Reverence (emotion)
