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008 220914s2022 nyu b 001 0 eng d
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_q(hbk.)
035 _a(OCoLC)1344385548
092 _a203.8
_bX9
049 _aNFGA
100 1 _aXygalatas, Dēmētrēs,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aRitual :
_bhow seemingly senseless acts make life worth living /
_cDimitris Xygalatas.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bLittle, Brown Spark, Hatchette Book Group,
_c2022.
300 _a311 pages ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _a"Ritual is one of the oldest, and certainly most enigmatic, threads in the history of human culture. It presents a profound paradox: people ascribe the utmost importance to their rituals, but few can explain why they are so important. Apparently pointless ceremonies pervade every documented society, from handshakes to hexes, hazings to parades. Before we ever learned to farm, we were gathering in giant stone temples to perform elaborate rites and ceremonies. And yet, though rituals exist in every culture and can persist nearly unchanged for centuries, their logic has remained a mystery--until now. In Ritual , pathfinding scientist Dimitris Xygalatas leads us on an enlightening tour through this shadowy realm of human behavior. Armed with cutting-edge technology and drawing on discoveries from a wide range of disciplines, he presents a powerful new perspective on our place in the world. In birthday parties and coronations, in silent prayer, in fire-walks and terrifying rites of passage, in all the bewildering variety of human life, Ritual reveals the deep and subtle mechanisms that bind us together."--
_cPublisher marketing.
650 0 _aRitual.
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650 0 _aRites and ceremonies.
_912521
650 0 _aEvolutionary psychology.
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650 0 _aPsychology, Religious.
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650 0 _aSpirituality.
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655 7 _aNonfiction novels.
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