Literary notes about Ceremonial (AI summary)
Across a variety of literary genres, the term "ceremonial" has been employed to evoke both ritualistic gravity and formal ornamentation. In sociological works, for instance, authors like Burgess and Park use it to refer to structured modes of social control and etiquette that help regulate behavior and institutionalize tradition ([1], [2], [3], [4]). At the same time, the word carries religious and symbolic weight in texts describing rites and sacrifices, underscoring its association with sacred practice and ritual purity ([5], [6], [7]). In narrative literature, "ceremonial" often imbues scenes with a sense of pomp and significance—whether it’s the measured formality of a greeting or the symbolic flourish of an entrance ([8], [9], [10]). Thus, across literature, the word functions on multiple levels, invoking both the solemnity of ritual practice and the formal display of social and cultural order.
- The Principles of Sociology, Part IV , "Ceremonial Institutions."
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park - 2. Ceremonial Control
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park - Ceremonial control is highly developed in many places where other forms of control are but rudimentary.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park - This is one way in which ceremonial becomes a means of control.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park - In the Jewish ceremonial the altar held an important place, and was associated with many of the most significant rites of religion.
— from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide by Various - For they only were concerned with the great sacrificial ceremonial.
— from A History of Sanskrit Literature by Arthur Anthony Macdonell - Three of its chapters (xxii.–xxiv.), however, relate to the ceremonial of the Sāmaveda .
— from A History of Sanskrit Literature by Arthur Anthony Macdonell - Already, the stiff and starched formality of any ceremonial suggests to us an image of this kind.
— from Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic by Henri Bergson - The count advanced, smiling, into the centre of the room, and approached Albert, who hastened towards him holding out his hand in a ceremonial manner.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet - I presented the basket of vegetables with a ceremonial flourish.
— from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
