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Ritual
How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living
- Profile (Faber)
- by Dimitris Xygalatas
Ritual is perhaps the oldest, and certainly the most enigmatic, thread in human culture. Apparently pointless ceremonies pervade every documented society: from handshakes to hexes, hazings to parades. Before we learned to farm, we were gathering in giant stone temples. And yet, though rituals exist in every culture and can persist nearly unchanged for centuries, their logic has remained a mystery until now.
ISBN 9781788161039 | EN | PB
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| Publisher | Profile (Faber) |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9781788161039 |
| Author(s) | Dimitris Xygalatas |
| Publication date | January 2024 |
| Edition | Paperback |
| Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
| Pages | 320 |
| Language(s) | English ed. |
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Ritual is perhaps the oldest, and certainly the most enigmatic, thread in human culture. Apparently pointless ceremonies pervade every documented society: from handshakes to hexes, hazings to parades. Before we learned to farm, we were gathering in giant stone temples. And yet, though rituals exist in every culture and can persist nearly unchanged for centuries, their logic has remained a mystery until now.