Ritual : what it is, how it works, and why /: what it is, how it works, and why. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Robbie Davis-Floyd, Charles D. Laughlin.
• Authors: Davis-Floyd, Robbie; Laughlin, Charles D, 1938-
• Contents: List of Illustrations Foreword ; Betty Sue Flowers Preface; Acknowledgments; ; Introduction: What is Ritual? Its Definition and Characteristics; Chapter 1. Symbolism in Ritual; Chapter 2. The Cognitive Matrix of Ritual: Belief Systems, Myths, and Paradigms; Chapter 3. Belief Systems, Myths, Paradigms, Rituals, and the Process of Truing; Chapter 4. Ritual Drivers: Generating and Controlling Stages of Consciousness; Chapter 5. Ritual Techniques and Technologies; Chapter 6. Ritual Framing, Order, and Formality: How Ritual Generates a Sense of Inevitability and Inviolability; Chapter 7. Ritual as Performance: Generating Emotion, Belief, and Transformation; Chapter 8. Ritual and the 4 Stages of Cognition; Chapter 9. Ritual's Paradoxical Roles: Preserving the Status Quo and Effecting Social Change; Chapter 10. Designing Rituals Conclusion: Ritual: What It Is, How It Works, and Why; ; Appendix 1. How to Create and Perform an Effective Stage 4 Ritual: Things to Remember and Include; Appendix 2. List of Documentary Films about Ritual References; Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: New York : Berghahn Books
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 306.4; Rites and ceremonies; Ritual -- Psychological aspects; Cognition and culture
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781800735293
• Related ISBNs: 9781800735286; 9781800735309
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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