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Can I read Ritual : What It Is, How It Works, and Why on EtoBox?
Ritual : What It Is, How It Works, and Why by Robbie Davis-Floyd, Charles D. Laughlin is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Ritual : What It Is, How It Works, and Why about?
<p>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.<br></p>
Who reads Ritual : What It Is, How It Works, and Why?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Robbie Davis-Floyd, Charles D. Laughlin
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781800735286
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, Sociology, Anthropology
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