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To Take Place: Toward Theory in Ritual (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (Reprint Edition) by Jonathan Z. Smith Paperback, 202 Pages, Published 1992 ISBN-10: 0-226-76361-7 / 0226763617 ISBN-13: 978-0-226-76361-3 / 9780226763613 In this broad-ranging inquiry into ritual and its relation to place, Jonathan Z. Smith prepares the way for a new approach to the comparative study of religion. Smith stresses the importance of place in particular, constructed ritual environments to a proper understanding of the ways in which "empty |