Comment Comment by mlyle Yes. For an overview of how "ritual" is used in the social sciences--https://faculty.haas.berkeley.edu/jschroeder/Publications/Ho...orhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7423255/As the grandparent points out, ritual literally/etymologically does mean a religious practice, but the use of ritual as metaphor in broader context in academic writing is weakening the religious portion of the meaning. parent mlyle 3 years ago
https://faculty.haas.berkeley.edu/jschroeder/Publications/Ho...
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7423255/
As the grandparent points out, ritual literally/etymologically does mean a religious practice, but the use of ritual as metaphor in broader context in academic writing is weakening the religious portion of the meaning.