liturgics
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Liturgics, also called liturgical studies or liturgiology, is the academic discipline dedicated to the study of liturgy (public worship rites, rituals, and practices). Liturgics scholars typically specialize in a single approach drawn from another scholarly field.
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Liturgics, also called liturgical studies or liturgiology, is the academic discipline dedicated to the study of liturgy (public worship rites, rituals, and practices). Liturgics scholars typically specialize in a single approach drawn from another scholarly field.
The most traditional sub-disciplines are: Liturgical History : the study of the church history, texts, rituals, and practices of liturgy, as exemplified by scholars like Robert Taft and Paul Bradshaw. Liturgical Theology : the theological examination of liturgy, including how worship shapes and is shaped by theological reflection, represented by figures such as Geoffrey Wainwright and Gordon Lathrop. Ritual and Symbolic Analysis : an approach that interprets liturgy through ritual studies and symbolic analysis, associated with scholars like Mark Searle and Lawrence Hoffman.