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An Underworld Rite: A Pagan Re-enactment of Persephone's Descent into the Underworld
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Ezzy, D, An Underworld Rite: A Pagan Re-enactment of Persephone's Descent into the Underworld, Journal of Contemporary Religion, 26, (2) pp. 245-259. ISSN 1353-7903 (2011) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2011 Taylor & Francis.
DOI: doi:10.1080/13537903.2011.573338
Abstract
Ritual provides an etiquette of relating to, thinking through, and emotionally responding to events and experiences that are otherwise difficult to deal with. Rituals work through embodied performances that are bound up with cultures of cognitive and somatic knowing. Ritual experiences allow participants to develop life-enhancing responses to some of the central challenges of contemporary life. This is illustrated here in a detailed account of a contemporary Pagan ritual re-enactment of Persephone's descent into the underworld. The ritual is long, theatrical, and emotionally intense, involving about 80 people who are part of an Australian Pagan festival.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Philosophy and Religious Studies |
| Research Group: | Religion and Religious Studies |
| Research Field: | Religion and Society |
| Objective Division: | Cultural Understanding |
| Objective Group: | Religion and Ethics |
| Objective Field: | Religion and Society |
| Author: | Ezzy, D (Professor Douglas Ezzy) |
| ID Code: | 69917 |
| Year Published: | 2011 |
| Deposited By: | Sociology and Social Work |
| Deposited On: | 2011-05-24 |
| Last Modified: | 2015-02-17 |
| Downloads: | 2 View Download Statistics |
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