{"product_id":"ritual-what-it-is-how-it-works-and-why-9781800735286","title":"Ritual: What It Is, How It Works, and Why","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tDesigned 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This book provides a fascinating introduction to ritual while offering innovative heuristics (e.g., ritual drivers, entrainment, symbolic penetration) to interpret how ritual effectively works…Highly Recommended.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Choice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“One could say that this is a \"ritual omnibus\"—a text that takes us on a journey into the different scales and dimensions of ritual, and ultimately encourages its readers to rethink their understandings both of ritual and of society.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Ruy Blanes\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Gothenburg\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This book is the go-to resource for anyone seeking a holistic, modern understanding of the human phenomenon of ritual. Robbie Davis-Floyd and Charles Laughlin not only assemble information and insights from a panoply of anthropologically known societies, but also enrich their discussion of ritual’s power from their own personal life experiences. The results are exciting and potentially lifechanging.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Megan Biesele\u003c\/strong\u003e, President, Kalahari People's Fund\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eForeword\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eBetty Sue Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tPreface\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cbr\u003e \t \u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e What is Ritual? Its Definition and Characteristics\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003eSymbolism in Ritual\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Cognitive Matrix of Ritual: Belief Systems, Myths, and Paradigms\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003eBelief Systems, Myths, Paradigms, Rituals, and the Process of Truing\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Ritual Drivers: Generating and Controlling Stages of Consciousness\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Ritual Techniques and Technologies\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eRitual Framing, Order, and Formality: How Ritual Generates a Sense of Inevitability and Inviolability\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e Ritual as Performance: Generating Emotion, Belief, and Transformation\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e Ritual and the 4 Stages of Cognition\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eRitual's Paradoxical Roles: Preserving the Status Quo and Effecting Social Change\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10. \u003c\/strong\u003eDesigning Rituals\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion: \u003c\/strong\u003eRitual: What It Is, How It Works, and Why\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAppendix 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e How to Create and Perform an Effective Stage 4 Ritual: Things to Remember and Include\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAppendix 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e List of Documentary Films about Ritual\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tReferences\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042746532183,"sku":"9781800735286","price":96.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ritual-what-it-is-how-it-works-and-why-9781800735286","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}