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Ritual : how seemingly senseless acts make life worth living / Dimitris Xygalatas.

Summary:

In 'Ritual', a pioneering anthropologist takes readers on a journey through the rich tapestry of human ritual - showing how and why our most irrational behaviours are a key driver of our success. 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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780316462402 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 311 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First North American edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown Spark, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Originally published in the United Kingdom by Profile Books, June 2022"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Rites and ceremonies.
Ritual.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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Dimitris Xygalatas is a pioneering anthropologist and cognitive scientist who runs the Experimental Anthropology Lab at the University of Connecticut. He has published over 100 articles across various disciplines, and has been interviewed about his groundbreaking work by the New York Times,The Guardian, PBS, the History Channel, National Geographic, and numerous other outlets.

Dimitris Xygalatas is a pioneering anthropologist and cognitive scientist who runs the Experimental Anthropology Lab at the University of Connecticut. He has published over 100 articles across various disciplines, and has been interviewed about his groundbreaking work by the New York Times, the Guardian, PBS, the History Channel, National Geographic, and numerous other outlets.


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