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100 1 _aDavis-Floyd, Robbie
245 1 0 _aRitual :
_bwhat it is, how it works, and why /
_cRobbie Davis-Floyd and Charles D. Laughlin.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bBerghahn,
_c2022.
264 4 _c©2022
300 _axxiii, 298 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aForeword / 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.
520 _a"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"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aCognition and culture
650 0 _aRites and ceremonies
650 0 _aRitual
_xPsychological aspects.
700 1 _aLaughlin, Charles D.,
_d1938-
776 0 8 _iOnline version:
_aDavis-Floyd, Robbie.
_tRitual
_d[New York, New York] : Berghahn Books, 2022
_z9781800735293
_w(DLC) 2022019387
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