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Ritual Transformation

Ritual Transformation is a type of ritual change that involves the fundamental reorganization or metamorphosis of ritual structure, meaning, or performance, distinguished from other forms of ritual modification by its emphasis on qualitative shifts in the symbolic, social, or spiritual functions of the rite within the context of initiation rituals.

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38

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2017–2026

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27

Sacrifice and the Transformation of the Animal Body into a Scientific Object: Laboratory Culture and Ritual Practice in the Neurosciences

Michael E. Lynch · Social Studies of Science · 1988 · 313 citations

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The Reformation of Ritual. An Interpretation of Early Modern Germany

Marc R. Forster, Susan C. Karant‐Nunn · German Studies Review · 1999 · 148 citations · Full text

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The rhetoric of transformation in ritual healing

Thomas J. Csordas · Culture Medicine and Psychiatry · 1983 · 126 citations

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The Trickster in West Africa: A Study of Mythic Irony and Sacred Delight

Joseph W. Bastien, Robert D. Pelton · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · 1981 · 98 citations

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Ritual Control and Transformation in Middle-Range Societies: An Example from the American Southwest

Gregson Schachner · Journal of Anthropological Archaeology · 2001 · 66 citations

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Authors

38

  1. RD
    Robert D. Pelton

    2 publications · 137 citations

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  2. KD
    Kenneth Dean

    National University of Singapore, Singapore

    1 publications · 14 citations

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  3. GK
    Gail Kligman

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    1 publications · 44 citations

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  4. AG
    Andrée Grau

    University of Roehampton, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 21 citations

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  5. SC
    Susan C. Karant‐Nunn

    Portland State University, United States

    1 publications · 148 citations

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Institutions

22

  1. Transitional Learning Center

    Galveston, United States

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    124 citations

  2. Portland State University

    Portland, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    148 citations

  3. Swedish National Heritage Board

    Stockholm, Sweden

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

  4. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  5. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    66 citations

  6. University of Bergen

    Bergen, Norway

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

  7. The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

    Galveston, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    31 citations

  8. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

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Venues

  1. Man

    2 publications · 58 citations

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  2. Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB)

    Repository · 1 publications · 14 citations

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  3. Ethnos

    1 publications · 16 citations

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  4. Scholar Commons (Santa Clara University)

    Repository · 1 publications · 11 citations

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  5. Brain Injury

    BI · 1 publications · 31 citations

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