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Five College Library Catalog - Search for books on your subject.
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Ritual -- [country] (for example: Ritual -- India)
Ritual -- Psychology
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Ritualism -- History -- 19th century
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Recommended Journal
Journal of Ritual Studies
Available online and in print at Neilson Library.
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1) Look the journal up, by title, in the Journals tab of the library's homepage, OR
2) Click on Databases by Title on the library's homepage to get to ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials (which provides access to this journal).
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