The author of the discussion (Man is a ritual-dialogical being and a being of celebration) focuses on the fact that man is a ritual being, independent of time and space, culture or religion, and presents how this homo liturgicus has been affirmed by ritual dialogue since antiquity, communicating through it with close ones and with the transcendent (God). The discussion shows how despite modern-day denials and the search for alternative rituals man remains a ritual being with a touch of transcendence, which has been and remains the “red thread” of human ritual engagement throughout history. This is supported by the fact that social rituals and festive practices have always been and are directly related to the worldview of a specific community or society and its perception of its own identity, since rituals and ritual dialogue with them have been an essential part of public and social life from prehistory to the present. At the end of the discussion, the author derives seven characteristics of ritual dialogue from the biblical passage about “the two disciples on the road to Emmaus” (Luke 24:13-35), which confirm that humans are ritual-dialogical beings and beings of celebration.
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