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Ritual in Early Modern Europe (New Approaches to European History) (New, Expanded Edition)
Ritual in Early Modern Europe - New Approaches to European History - New, Expanded Edition Author:Edward Muir This new and expanded edition of the first comprehensive study of rituals in early modern Europe examines the impact on the European interpretation of ritual from the discoveries of new civilizations in the Americas and missionary efforts in China. It also adds more material about rituals peculiar to women. Edward Muir draws on extensive histori... more »cal research to emphasize the persistence of traditional Christian ritual practices, even as enlightened elites attempted to choose reason over passion, textual interpretation over ritual action, and moral rectitude over gaining access to supernatural powers of anti-Christian rituals.« less