he adjective “ritual”, from Latin via French, means related to religious rites. As soon as it appeared, however, the word “ritual” could be used in a derogatory fashion to denote things empty of authentic spiritual content. In his Ecclesiastical History (1570), for example, the martyrologist John Foxe complained about two epistles erroneously
Everyday magic
Apr 12, 2024
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