In His Investigation into Baseball Magic, Gmelch Defines Ritual as

Multiple Choice

In his investigation into baseball magic, Gmelch defines ritual as

A) a prescribed behavior in which there is no empirical connection between the means and the desired end.
B) a behavior that is done in a methodical and routinized way.
C) a prescribed behavior that supports the core beliefs of a system.
D) a symbolic assertion of control over the uncontrollable.