Book contents
- The Sacraments of the Law and the Law of the Sacraments
- The Sacraments of the Law and the Law of the Sacraments
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Sacraments in Law and Religion
- 2 The Ritual Frame of Sacraments
- 3 Sacramental Change in Status
- 4 Sacraments as Speech Acts
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Conclusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 November 2023
Book contents
- The Sacraments of the Law and the Law of the Sacraments
- The Sacraments of the Law and the Law of the Sacraments
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Sacraments in Law and Religion
- 2 The Ritual Frame of Sacraments
- 3 Sacramental Change in Status
- 4 Sacraments as Speech Acts
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The Conclusion focuses on sacro-legal symbols in which the spiritual and the legal unite to change the status of individuals and groups, such as the Catholic sacraments or the forensic prayers as found in Rabbinic texts. These examples help to see that religion and the law draw their power from the same source: from sacramental performatives which constitute the basis of all social acts.
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- The Sacraments of the Law and the Law of the Sacraments , pp. 260 - 270Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023