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

Davis-Floyd, Robbie; Laughlin, Charles D.

 
9781800735286: Ritual: What It Is, How It Works, and Why

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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.

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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.

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ISBN 10:  1800735308 ISBN 13:  9781800735309
Verlag: Berghahn Books, 2022
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