Ritual: What It Is, How It Works, and Why

Name: Ritual: What It Is, How It Works, and Why
Brand: Berghahn Books
SKU: 1800735308
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ISBN: 9781800735309

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13 Sep, 2022

By Robbie Davis-Floyd (Author), Charles D. Laughlin (Author)

Designed for both academic and lay audiences, this book identifies the characteristics of ritual and, via multiple examples, details how ritual works on t...

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ISBN-10:

1800735308

ISBN-13:

9781800735309

Publisher

Berghahn Books

No.of Pages

322

Dimensions

9.00 X 6.00 X 0.68 inches

Description

Designed for both academic and lay audiences, this book identifies the characteristics of ritual and, via multiple examples, details how ritual works on the human body and brain to produce its often profound effects. These include enhancing courage, effecting healing, and generating group cohesion by enacting cultural-or individual-beliefs and values. It also shows what happens when ritual fails.

Product Details

ISBN-10

: 1800735308

ISBN-13

: 9781800735309

Publisher

: Berghahn Books

Publication date

: 13 Sep, 2022

About the Author

Charles D. Laughlin is Emeritus Professor at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. His many books include Communing with the Gods: Consciousness, Culture and the Dreaming Brain (Daily Grail, 2011), which explores the anthropology of dreaming and recounts his experiences as a practitioner of Tibetan dream yoga.