Problem
Rejection of rituals
Other Names:
Revolt against formalismRevolt against ritualism
Anti-ritualism
Nature:
There is a widespread explicit rejection of rituals. This takes the form of denunciation not only of irrelevant rituals but of ritualism as such, exaltation of the inner experience and denigration of its standardized expressions, preference for intuitive and instant forms of knowledge, rejection of mediating institutions, and rejection of any tendency to allow habit to provide the basis of a new symbolic system. In its extreme forms anti-ritualism is an attempt to abolish communication by means of complex symbolic systems.
Broader Problems:
Ideological conflict Related Problems:
Social formalism Aggravates:
Reduction in symbolic celebrations Subject(s):
Religious Practice → RitualsRelated UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
28.10.2020 – 14:28 CET