Worship, Rites & Ceremonies

Ritual and practice are some of the most defining features of religion, linked with its central beliefs. Discussing the wide range of Jewish ritual...

'Touching Cloth can be compared to Adam Kay's This Is Going to Hurt and the writings of the Secret Barrister' Observer'I laughed my way through thi...

This book examines the pilgrimages to China from Taiwan in the late 1980s and early 1990s and offers a wide-ranging account of urban planning state...

Acclaimed travel writer Oliver Smith sets out to radically reframe our idea of pilgrimage in Britain by retracing sacred travel made across time, f...

At the pilgrimage site of Adams Peak in Sri Lanka, a footprint is embedded atop the mountain summit. Buddhists hold that it was left by the Buddha,...

At the pilgrimage site of Adams Peak in Sri Lanka, a footprint is embedded atop the mountain summit. Buddhists hold that it was left by the Buddha,...

Usually, people who talk about the Camino de Santiago mention the many kilometres they have travelled, the countless encounters along the way, and ...

Mock Ritual in the Modern Era explores the complex interrelations between ritual and mockery, the latter of which is not infrequently the unofficia...

Silence Speaks: Masks, Shadows and Puppets from Asia is a travel through the many rituals and performances traditions in twelve regions and countri...

This book discusses the perceptions, cultural aspects and emerging therapies of music and dance, including highlighting the connection that dance h...