The ritual animal : imitation and cohesion in the evolution of social complexity /

Copying rituals has allowed cultural groups to proliferate over time. Rare, traumatic rituals produce strong cohesion in small relational groups, whereas daily/weekly rituals produce cohesion in expandable communities. This study presents a theory of how these two ritual modes have influenced histor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Whitehouse, Harvey (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Social groups. Ritual. Belonging (Social psychology) Rituel. Appartenance (Psychologie sociale) Ritual Social groups Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction
1. Overimitation and the Ritual Stance
2. Ritual Frequency, Emotionality, and Modes of Religiosity
3. Imagistic Ritual, Fusion, and Self-Sacrifice
4. Doctrinal Ritual, Identification, and Social Complexity
5. Ritual's Evolutionary Landscapes
6. Challenges for Society
7. Challenges for Science
Epilogue
References
Author Index
Subject Index.