concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: rituals

religion
type: Concept
narrower: rituals

rituals
type: Concept
definition: Rituals are co-evolved, symbolic acts that include not only the ceremonial aspect of the actual presentation of the ritual but also the process of preparing for it. A ritual may or may not include words, but it does have both open and closed parts that are “held” together by a guiding metaphor. [Source: The Dictionary of Family Psychology and Family Therapy; rituals]
broader: religion