Item Detail
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26953
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English
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Ritual as a Process of Deification
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Element : A Journal of Mormon Philosophy and Theology
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Spring 2008
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4
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1
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Orem, UT
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The Society for Mormon Philosophy and Theology
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39-55
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The purpose of this essay is to provide resources for further thinking about Latter-day Saint conceptualizations of the body. More specifically it will explore one meaning of ritual as it relates to a larger theory of body – a theory where the body is a transformative participant on the path to self-realization; or to put it in Mormon terms, the body as part of an unfolding process of deification. In doing this I will utilize resources from religious traditions other than Mormonism. In particular I will employ Confucian theories of ritual. [Editor's abstract]