Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Disappointing

Rituals permeate our existence; from our social etiquette rituals to our political rituals. Religion especially is rife with rituals, and the study of rituals and religious belief can be very interesting and engaging. However, this book is not. It falls flat.This academic compilation (A Reader) is disjointed and convoluted. Except for a few articles, very little insight is given to `religious rituals'. The book attempts to cover too much in too little space. Readers would have been better served if the focus was on the rituals of one world religion, not the world of religious belief."Ritual and Religious Belief" is the cacophony of sixteen very erudite authors, all singing solos under no ones' direction.Conditionally recommended for academia for upper graduate, graduate levels and scholars, but not for the general reader. 1.5 stars