Ritual: Belief were found from Homo sapiens (who

Belief were found from Homo sapiens (who lived 60,000 years ago), burial pattern, graves revealed the presence of rituals at that time, because remains of food, tools, objects that were essentially required of everyday life was kept along with the dead which probably implies a belief which shows a need for after life. Various symbols, at the entrance of hut or rock shelter, rock paintings and prehistoric art show a belief in practicing some rituals to protect themselves from evil powers ... Abstract The word “ ritual ” is used in three different, though related, ways. First, ritual is conceived as a kind of action. Second, ritual is a cultural domain, arena, stage, or field, in and out of which people act and are acted upon. Third, ritual is sometimes conceived as an actor in its own right. ‘Definitions, types, domains’ explains the limitations of definitions and assesses the wide-ranging scholarship on what ritual is. There are three concepts that can be distinguished ... RITUAL meaning: 1. a way of doing something in which the same actions are done in the same way every time: 2. a…. Learn more.