Ritual : what it is, how it works, and why /
Davis-Floyd, Robbie
Ritual : what it is, how it works, and why / Robbie Davis-Floyd and Charles D. Laughlin. - xxiii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / Betty Sue Flowers -- Preface. About the authors and their personal and academic engagements with ritual -- Introduction. What is ritual? Its definition and characteristics -- Symbolism in ritual -- The cognitive matrix of ritual : belief systems, myths, and paradigms -- Belief systems, myths, paradigms, rituals, and the process of truing -- Ritual drivers : generating and controlling stages of consciousness -- Ritual techniques and technologies -- Ritual framing, order, and formality : how ritual generates a sense of inevitability and inviolability -- Ritual as performance : generating emotion, belief, and transformation -- Ritual and the 4 stages of cognition -- Ritual's paradoxical roles : preserving the status quo and effecting social change -- Designing rituals -- Conclusion. Ritual : what it is, how it works, and why.
"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"--
1800735286 1800735308 9781800735286 9781800735309
2022019386
GBC2C2718 bnb
020677158 Uk
Cognition and culture
Rites and ceremonies
Ritual--Psychological aspects.
GN473 / .D38 2022
306.4
Ritual : what it is, how it works, and why / Robbie Davis-Floyd and Charles D. Laughlin. - xxiii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / Betty Sue Flowers -- Preface. About the authors and their personal and academic engagements with ritual -- Introduction. What is ritual? Its definition and characteristics -- Symbolism in ritual -- The cognitive matrix of ritual : belief systems, myths, and paradigms -- Belief systems, myths, paradigms, rituals, and the process of truing -- Ritual drivers : generating and controlling stages of consciousness -- Ritual techniques and technologies -- Ritual framing, order, and formality : how ritual generates a sense of inevitability and inviolability -- Ritual as performance : generating emotion, belief, and transformation -- Ritual and the 4 stages of cognition -- Ritual's paradoxical roles : preserving the status quo and effecting social change -- Designing rituals -- Conclusion. Ritual : what it is, how it works, and why.
"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"--
1800735286 1800735308 9781800735286 9781800735309
2022019386
GBC2C2718 bnb
020677158 Uk
Cognition and culture
Rites and ceremonies
Ritual--Psychological aspects.
GN473 / .D38 2022
306.4