Ritual is a fundamental aspect of culture. Justify this statement
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What is ritual? The religious studies scholar Ronald R. Grimes presents six pages of short definitions of ritual as an appendix to his The Craft of Ritual Studies; they make for fun reading, but also suggest a hopeless confusion surrounding a tempting and fascinating topic.
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William James, in his 500-page Varieties of Religious Experience, provides for us, instead of a single essence of religion, what he calls an “apperceiving mass” – plentiful examples through which the nuances of the matter will gradually reveal themselves. ......
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Since a blog post is hardly the place for such an “apperceiving mass,” I will attempt instead to define ritual within a tidy framework, keeping in mind that any such reduction will necessarily miss some of the important aspects of a major human domain. Nonetheless, I do think my simple model provides insight into the nature of ritual, and helps us to make sense of the seemingly irrational behaviors of other cultures, as well as the ways in which modern Western culture is itself a strange, ritual order.....
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William James, in his 500-page Varieties of Religious Experience, provides for us, instead of a single essence of religion, what he calls an “apperceiving mass” – plentiful examples through which the nuances of the matter will gradually reveal themselves. ......
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Since a blog post is hardly the place for such an “apperceiving mass,” I will attempt instead to define ritual within a tidy framework, keeping in mind that any such reduction will necessarily miss some of the important aspects of a major human domain. Nonetheless, I do think my simple model provides insight into the nature of ritual, and helps us to make sense of the seemingly irrational behaviors of other cultures, as well as the ways in which modern Western culture is itself a strange, ritual order.....
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A ritual is an action which is performed in a habitual approach.
Ritual indicates "adhering to sacred ceremonies," which are the divine and conventional means of glorifying a belief or practice. Different societies have diverse ritual practices such as meditation in Buddhism, or sacrament in Christianity.
Rituals strengthen ideas, morals, and values. Whether the ceremony is spiritual or not, they produce conformity, composition, and a feeling of belonging. They can also strengthen a specific frame of perception, as well.
Rituals play an essential function in the community. Rituals remind us of what is necessary and present a sense of security and connection in our lives.
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