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.

Author: Robbie Davis-Floyd, Charles D. Laughlin
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 09/13/2022
Pages: 322
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.68d
ISBN: 9781800735309