Recently, John L. Fischer described as "common sense" the view that the progress of civilization leads to the reduced importance of ritual. If one changes "progress of civilization" to "urbanization," Fischer's description seems to understate the professional respectability of the proponents of this position. Only five years ago, Max Gluckman expressed the view that "modern urban life" is correlated with the disappearance of the ritualization of social relations.
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