Ritual theories assert that focused interaction, which these theories refer to as ritual, is at the heart of all social dynamics. Rituals generate group emotions that are linked to symbols, forming the basis for beliefs, thinking, morality, and culture. People use the capacity for thought, beliefs, and strategy to create emotion-generating interactions in the future. This cycle, interaction → emotions → symbols → interaction, forms patterns of interaction over time. These patterns are the most basic structural force that organizes society.
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Summers-Effler, E. (2006). Ritual Theory. In Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research (pp. 135–154). Springer Science and Business Media B.V. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-30715-2_7
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