Jeltje Gordon-Lennox

Crafting Secular Ritual

A Practical Guide

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Addressing the origins, history and function of rituals, this book looks at how we can create non-religious rituals to mark important life stages and events. The book offers readers the tools, tempered and tested by the author, to craft their own meaningful rituals for life events such as weddings, births and deaths.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 151mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 236g
• ISBN-13: 9781785920882
• ISBN-10: 178592088X
• Artikelnr.: 45232345

Autorenporträt

Jeltje Gordon-Lennox is an author, psychotherapist, and founder of the Ashoka Association (Ashoka.ch), where she trains secular celebrants in the craft of secular ritualization. Jeltje lives in Switzerland.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements. Foreword by Isabel Russo. Association. Preface. Part I -
Our Ritual Heritage. 1. From Rock Art to Ritual Art. 2. The Sense of
Ritual. Part II - Ritual Through Craft. 3. Basic Guidelines for
Ritualizing. 4. Ritual Design and Materials. 5. A Ritual Toolbox. Part III
- Crafting Meaningful Ritual. 6. Birth and Beginnings. 7. Coming of Age. 8.
Marriage. 9. Growing Up, Growing Old. 10. Death and Endings. 11.
Ritualizing in Public Spaces. Conclusion. References. Index.