Liturgy Wars
Ritual Theory and Protestant Reform in Nineteenth-Century Zurich
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Theology, Christianity
| Author: | Theodore M. Vial | ISBN: | 9781135886912 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | March 1, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Theodore M. Vial |
| ISBN: | 9781135886912 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | March 1, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
The nineteenth century was a period of intense religious conflict across Europe, as people confronted the major changes brought by modernity. In Zurich, one phase of this religious conflict was played out in a struggle over revisions to the ritual of baptism. In its analysis of the Zurich conflict, Liturgy Wars offers a strategy for understanding the links between theology, ritual, and socio-politics. Theodore M. Vial offers a new perspective on contemporary ritual studies - and critiques the cognivist approaches of Lawson and McCauley, as well as Catherine Bell's analysis of power and the body - by reintergrating the imporatance of speech acts into considerations of ritual.
The nineteenth century was a period of intense religious conflict across Europe, as people confronted the major changes brought by modernity. In Zurich, one phase of this religious conflict was played out in a struggle over revisions to the ritual of baptism. In its analysis of the Zurich conflict, Liturgy Wars offers a strategy for understanding the links between theology, ritual, and socio-politics. Theodore M. Vial offers a new perspective on contemporary ritual studies - and critiques the cognivist approaches of Lawson and McCauley, as well as Catherine Bell's analysis of power and the body - by reintergrating the imporatance of speech acts into considerations of ritual.
