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Ritual How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living

Hardcover • 2022 • English

Ritual How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living

By Dimitris Xygalatas, Dēmētrēs Xygalatas

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Ritual is the oldest, and certainly the most enigmatic, thread in the history of human culture. And 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...Show more

Social research and statistics
Anthropology
Social and cultural anthropology

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9781788161022

Publisher

Profile Books Limited

Published year

2022

Language

English

Original title

Ritual How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living

Format

Hardcover

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