Download or read book Rituals and Ritual Theory in Ancient Israel written by Ithamar Gruenwald and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2003 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book explores the links between mythic and rituals, arguing that the connectedness with ritual endows a story with a mythic essence. Detailed discussions of various rituals exemplify the major theoretical discourse. The book is of interest to scholars in the areas of religious studies, the anthropology of religion, and Halakhah (law and ritual).