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On Ritual
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:10:37
Publish Date: 2024-02-02 21:00:00
Description:

Taking a lead from Confucius - a man who loved a good ritual - Sara Wheeler explores the continuing fascination of rituals.

'Two and a half millennia ago,' writes Sara, 'Confucius famously fiddled about moving his mat so it was exactly straight before he crossed his legs and sat down on it.'

He believed that ritual improves character and that, in turn, benefits society as a whole.

Sara delves into her favourite rituals and ponders the role of ritual today.

Producer: Adele Armstrong Sound: Peter Bosher Production coordinator: Gemma Ashman Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith
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