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Ritual Theory

Ritual Theory is a theoretical framework within anthropological and cultural studies that systematically explains the structure, function, and significance of ritual practices in human societies, distinguished by its focus on symbolic action, performative repetition, and the socio-cultural dynamics through which rituals constitute and reflect collective beliefs and social order.

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

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

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The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure

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

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The Forest of Symbols: Aspects of Ndembu Ritual

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

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The Ritual Process. Structure and Anti-Structure

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

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Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice

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

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  1. VT
    Victor Turner

    University of Virginia, United States

    15 publications · 18.5K citations

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    Dimitris Xygalatas

    University of Connecticut, United States

    13 publications · 1.3K citations

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  3. JD
    J. David Knottnerus

    Oklahoma State University Oklahoma City, United States

    11 publications · 265 citations

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  4. DZ
    Dániel Z. Kádár

    Dalian University of Foreign Languages, China

    11 publications · 364 citations

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  5. RS
    Richard Sosis

    University of Connecticut, United States

    9 publications · 1.5K citations

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  1. Aarhus University

    Aarhus, Denmark

    19 h-index

    45 publications

    5.1K citations

  2. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    18 h-index

    24 publications

    1.5K citations

  3. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    14 h-index

    21 publications

    1.8K citations

  4. University of Connecticut

    Storrs, United States

    14 h-index

    22 publications

    3K citations

  5. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    14 h-index

    23 publications

    1.8K citations

  6. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    14 h-index

    17 publications

    1.8K citations

  7. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    14 h-index

    15 publications

    1.3K citations

  8. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    13 h-index

    26 publications

    1.7K citations

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  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 104 publications · 8.2K citations

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  2. Man

    75 publications · 6.3K citations

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  3. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

    JSSR · 39 publications · 5.2K citations

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  4. American Ethnologist

    AE · 47 publications · 2.6K citations

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  5. American Anthropologist

    43 publications · 3.1K citations

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