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Historically, canonic studies of ritual have discussed and explained ritual organization, acti...

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National festivals. Military parades. Patriotic memorials. Such public events and tributes natura...

-Nachts im Museum 1 (USA 2006, 104 min., FSK 06):In den ehrwürdigen Hallen des Natural History ...

Pioneered by Max Gluckman to demonstrate the way in which social practice and structure together ...

Ritual is one of the most discussed cultural practices, yet its treatment in anthropological term...

Historically, canonic studies of ritual have discussed and explained ritual organization, action,...