Sentences with phrase «ritual as a commentator»

Victor Turner speaks of ritual as a commentator on society; today television, to some extent, articulates our culture.

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Following Bellah's lead, most commentators on the topic have focused on the foundation documents of the republic, presidential inaugural addresses, the ritual and ceremonial involved in the observance of regular national holidays, and occasional events such as the funeral of a president.

Many commentators understand this text as grounded in a ritual that took place as pilgrims made their way to the Temple.

Space does not permit elucidation of the specific principles on which they worked, but it may suffice for our purpose to note that the law, the shari`a, as built up by the founders and generations of commentators, embraces all the rules of God's prescription for the conduct of men — domestic life, political and social activities, religious and ritual duties.