The Ceremonial Society

This document is a summary of all the articles to read for the course The Ceremonial Society, including the book Ritual: a very short introduction (B. Stephenson) from the introduction to chapter 7.

Life crisis rituals and ceremonies tend to serve the needs of the individual citizen, while calendrical rituals and ceremonies tend to serve the needs of the society by contributing to its social cohesion. At the same time rituals and ceremonies are used to make a distinction between insiders and outsiders.

Life crisis rituals and ceremonies tend to serve the needs of the individual citizen, while calendrical rituals and ceremonies tend to serve the needs of the society by contributing to its social cohesion. At the same time rituals and ceremonies are used to make a distinction between insiders and outsiders.

Life crisis rituals and ceremonies tend to serve the needs of the individual citizen, while calendrical rituals and ceremonies tend to serve the needs of the society by contributing to its social cohesion. At the same time rituals and ceremonies are used to make a distinction between insiders and outsiders.