The Archetypal Actions of Ritual A Theory of

Humphrey and Laidlaw present a new and radical general theory of ritual by drawing on an ethnographically rich account of the ritual worship of the Jains of western India. Ritual, they argue, is not a logically separate type of activity, but rather a quality that can be attributed to a wide range of everyday activities. In exploring the issue of what is distinctive about actions which are ritualized, this book makes an ambitious and controversial contribution to social and religious anthropology.

Editorial Board	p. i
Other Titles In This Series	p. ii
Preface	p. v
Acknowledgements	p. viii
Notes On The Text	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Notes	p. 14
Jainism and the Puja Ritual	p. 16
Notes	p. 57
What Kind of Theory Do We Need?	p. 64
Notes	p. 81
The Ritual Commitment	p. 88
Notes	p. 107
Getting It Right	p. 111
Notes	p. 130
Apprehension and Cognition	p. 133
Notes	p. 162
The Disconnection of Purpose and Form	p. 167
Notes	p. 187
Looking for Meanings	p. 191
Notes	p. 208
Meaning to Mean It	p. 211
Notes	p. 225
The Evocation of Mood	p. 227
Notes	p. 244
Stances of the Self	p. 247
Notes	p. 258
Conclusion	p. 260
Notes	p. 268
Glossary	p. 269
References	p. 275
Index	p. 289
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The Archetypal Actions of Ritual A Theory of Ritual Illustrated by the Jain Rite of Worship

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