Some Functions of Religious Ritual in a Catastrophe
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Analysis of 40 interviews conducted within three weeks of President Kennedy's assassination was made for the purpose of identifying the uses and functions of religious ritual after the news of the event. Ritual was found to solve the major problem of reactivating relationships through the reestablishment of communication with God and with others in society. Various bases for these relationships are identified, as is the nature and resolution of the Male Syndrome of reactions. Elements of communication necessary for effectiveness are identified.
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Religious rituals are known to be activated during times of anxiety and negative emotion.
“Similar to ritualistic compulsions, religious rituals are known to be activated during times of anxiety and negative emotion (Ahler & Tamney, 1964;Anastasi & Newberg, 2008).”
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- Authors
- Ahler, J. G., & Tamney, J. B.
- Affiliations
- Marquette University (US)
- Venue
- Sociological Analysis
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1964
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 212
- ISSN
- 0038-0210 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2532251864
- Cited by
- 18
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 1 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Sociological Analysis (publishedVersion)
- HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Religion and Society Interactions
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
- Keywords
- religious rituals, John F. Kennedy assassination, ritual function, communication with God, interpersonal relationships, grief and trauma
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