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Das Werk des spätantiken Philosophen und Theologen Dionysius Areopagita (~500) hat in der abendländischen Geistesgeschichte eine außerordentlich reiche Wirkung entfaltet. Auffällig ist, dass dabei allein seine Schrift Über die kirchliche Hierarchie von philosophischer Seite kaum Beachtung gefunden hat. Die vorliegende Arbeit behebt dieses Defizit und sucht den genuin philosophischen Rang dieser gewöhnlich als rein theologisch geltenden Schrift nachzuweisen. Die Untersuchung orientiert sich an Leitbegriffen (politeia, hexis, theourgia, cheiragôgia, anagôgia, henôsis), um an ihrer besonderen Verwendung im Kontext dieses Werkes nachzuweisen, dass Ideen, Motive und Vorstellungen aus der neuplatonischen Philosophie unter den neuen christlichen Prämissen eine schöpferische Weiterentwicklung erfahren. Damit ergeben sich nicht nur neue Einsichten hinsichtlich der Stellung des Dionysius in der Entwicklung der neuplatonischen Denkgeschichte und der Einheit des Corpus Dionysiacum, sondern auch neue systematische Gesichtspunkte in den Bereichen der politischen Philosophie, Ethik, Religionsphilosophie, Ästhetik, Anthropologie, Erkenntnistheorie, Sprachphilosophie, Metaphysik und Mystik. Im Zentrum der Arbeit steht der Begriff der "Theurgie", der ihr auch den Titel gegeben hat. Die Transformation, der Dionysius das überkommene neuplatonischen Verständnis von theourgia unterzieht, fasst das Verhältnis von Denken und rituellem Handeln auf eine neue Weise, die auch im Rahmen der heutigen Philosophie bedenkenswert ist. Der Titel Theurgisches Denken gewinnt somit einen doppelten Sinn: Die Liturgie zu denken, bedeutet, Theurgisches zu denken und das Denken, das sich in ihr vollzieht, ist selbst theurgisch.

Chrism. --- Sacraments. --- Ecclesiastical rites and ceremonies --- Church --- Grace (Theology) --- Rites and ceremonies --- Miwron --- Muron --- Myron --- Holy oils --- Pseudo-Dionysius, --- Aesthetics. --- Neo-Platonism. --- Political Community (Politeia). --- Ritual. --- Theurgy.

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"This book is the result of collaborations between international researchers who have focused on diverse processes of democratic participation-and exclusion-that are intimately involved with ritual acts and complexes. The main question integrating the collection concerns the ways in which the performative qualities of ritual resources achieve their potential as forms of personal and political empowerment in our changing world. The authors seek to define the key terms "ritual" and "democracy" with reference to fieldwork-informed case studies from selected communities. They critically address democracy as a concept in a time of climate crisis, nationalism, religious re-traditionalizing, fake news and aspirational fascism. Furthermore, they discuss ways in which ritualized practices such as memorial gatherings, festivals, protest actions, pilgrimages and worship services give rise to modes of feeling, processes of representation, and patterns of interaction in which democratic explorations are given pride of place."--

Ritual --- Rites and ceremonies --- Democracy --- Social aspects. --- Religious aspects. --- Ceremonies --- Cult --- Cultus --- Ecclesiastical rites and ceremonies --- Religious ceremonies --- Religious rites --- Rites of passage --- Traditions --- Ritualism --- Manners and customs --- Mysteries, Religious --- Liturgies --- Public worship --- Symbolism --- Worship --- Religion --- Religion, Politics & State

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The study of ritual practice in the past is an accepted part of archaeological research these days. Yet, its theoretical basis is still not fully mature. This book aims at making a contribution to the study of ritual practice in the past by assembling a theoretical framework, which is tailored to the needs of archaeology, and which helps to identity and interpret the remains of rituals in the past. This framework is applied in a special archaeological region: the coastal area of the northern Netherlands, a former salt marsh area. In the past, people lived here on artificial dwelling mounds, so-called terps. Preservation conditions are excellent in this wetland area. This study makes use of the well-preserved remains of rituals in terps, to examine the role of ritual practice in the societies of the pre-Roman and Roman Iron Age in this area.

Antiquities, Prehistoric --- Rites and ceremonies --- Ceremonies --- Cult --- Cultus --- Ecclesiastical rites and ceremonies --- Religious ceremonies --- Religious rites --- Rites of passage --- Traditions --- Ritualism --- Manners and customs --- Mysteries, Religious --- Ritual --- Prehistoric antiquities --- Prehistoric archaeology --- Prehistory --- Prehistoric peoples --- Netherlands --- Antiquities.

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Indians --- Rites and ceremonies --- Religion. --- Rites and ceremonies. --- Latin America --- Religious life and customs. --- Ceremonies --- Cult --- Cultus --- Ecclesiastical rites and ceremonies --- Religious ceremonies --- Religious rites --- Rites of passage --- Traditions --- Ritualism --- Manners and customs --- Mysteries, Religious --- Ritual --- Religion and mythology

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Volume one of Theorizing Rituals assembles 34 leading scholars from various countries and disciplines working within this field. The authors review main methodological and meta-theoretical problems (part I) followed by some of the classical issues (part II). Further chapters discuss main approaches to theorizing rituals (part III) and explore some key analytical concepts for theorizing rituals (part IV). The volume is provided with extensive indices.

Rites and ceremonies --- Ritual --- 291 <01> --- 291.3 --- Cult --- Cultus --- Liturgies --- Public worship --- Symbolism --- Worship --- Ritualism --- Ceremonies --- Ecclesiastical rites and ceremonies --- Religious ceremonies --- Religious rites --- Rites of passage --- Traditions --- Manners and customs --- Mysteries, Religious --- Godsdienstwetenschap: vergelijkend--Bibliografieën. Catalogi --- Godsdienstwetenschap: cultus liturgie --- Ritual. --- 291.3 Godsdienstwetenschap: cultus liturgie --- Godsdienstwetenschap: cultus; liturgie --- 291.3 Godsdienstwetenschap: cultus; liturgie --- Rituel