Body, performance, agency, and experience

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Held in Heidelberg from September 29 to October 2, 2008, the international conference “Ritual Dynamics and the Science of Ritual,” organized by the collaborative research center SFB 619 “Ritual Dynamics,” gathered leading experts and over 600 participants to reassess traditional studies on rituals in light of recent research. The findings are presented in five volumes, marking a significant advancement for future transcultural, interdisciplinary, and multi-methodical research on rituals. The conference highlighted a wide range of disciplines and diverse methods, covering various topics across cultural geography and spanning from antiquity to the present. The proceedings illustrate the broad definition of rituals and examine the conditions, modes, and functions of ritual actions in different cultures, both past and present. A key conclusion is that no single model for rituals exists, emphasizing the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in ritual research, along with the development of innovative research methods. The five volumes include: Volume I: Grammars and Morphologies of Ritual Practices in Asia; Volume II: Body, Performance, Agency, and Experience; Volume III: State, Power, and Violence; Volume IV: Reflexivity, Media, and Visuality; Volume V: Transfer and Spaces. A set price for all five volumes is available (978-3-447-06206-0).