Ritual Studies

Ritual Studies is an interdisciplinary field of inquiry that examines ritual as a cultural and performative practice, analyzing its social significance, symbolic dimensions, and communicative functions across diverse contexts.

Publications

293.6K

Citations

7.5K

Authors

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

762

Variants

RitualRituals

Parents

CulturesFolklore StudiesReligious Studies

Children

Calendrical RitualsCommunal RitualsDomestic RitualsFunerary RitualsHealing RitualsInitiation RitualsLife-cycle RitualsLifecycle RitualsPilgrimage RitualsPolitical Rituals

Publications

Interaction Ritual: Essays on Face-to-Face Behavior.

Edward A. Tiryakian, Erving Goffman · American Sociological Review · 1968 · 7.6K citations

Social Sciences, Anthropology, Sociology +15

The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure

Michaël Gilsenan, Victor Turner · RAIN · 1976 · 6.8K citations

Social Sciences, Anthropology, Religious Studies +10

The Forest of Symbols: Aspects of Ndembu Ritual

Dan Ben-Amos, Victor Turner · Western Folklore · 1970 · 4.3K citations

Social Sciences, Anthropology, Religious Studies +10

The Ritual Process. Structure and Anti-Structure

F. B. Welbourn, Victor Turner · Journal of Religion in Africa · 1971 · 3.5K citations

Social Sciences, Anthropology, Religious Studies +10

Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice

James V. Spickard, Catherine Bell · Sociology of Religion · 1993 · 3.4K citations

Arts, Religion, Sociology +16

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Authors

7.5K

VT
Victor Turner
University of Virginia, United States
18 publications · 19K citations
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Dimitris Xygalatas
University of Connecticut, United States
13 publications · 1.7K citations
13
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JD
J. David Knottnerus
Oklahoma State University Oklahoma City, United States
10 publications · 223 citations
10
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Harvey Whitehouse
University of Oxford, United Kingdom
9 publications · 855 citations
9
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DZ
Dániel Z. Kádár
Dalian University of Foreign Languages, China
9 publications · 271 citations
9
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1–5 of 7.5K

Institutions

1–8 of 2K

Venues

Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 318 publications · 23.4K citations
82
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Man
135 publications · 9K citations
51
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American Ethnologist
AE · 90 publications · 4.8K citations
41
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Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
JSSR · 67 publications · 6.5K citations
36
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
JRAI · 82 publications · 4.6K citations
36
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See also Ritual Studies
Core Theories	Practice Theory Communication Rituals Ritualization Processes Rites Of Passage Interactional Rituals
Core Methods	Ethnography Discourse Analysis Digital Ethnography Semi-structured Interviews Semiotic Analysis Computational Linguistics Semantic Annotation Frame Semantics Triangulations Thematic Analysis
Social Functions	Initiation Rituals Social Integration In-group Distinction Interactional Rituals Ritualization Processes Rites Of Passage
Symbolic Forms	Ritualization Processes Ritual Recurrence Patterns
Comparative Contexts	Online Rituals Rites Of Passage Political Spectacle Interactional Rituals Post-conciliar Liturgy Digital Religious Networks