Dimitris Xygalatas' Scientific Study of Ritual. A review on Dimitris Xygalatas, Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living, London: Profile Books, 2022.
Xygalatas identifies religious ritual as a special type of human ritualized behavior generally, the scientific study, of which, he maintains, is "in full development." While I have been less convinced that this is the case with any 'scientific' study of religion, Xygalatas has be...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2023
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e-Rhizome
Year: 2023, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 2-9 |
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| Summary: | Xygalatas identifies religious ritual as a special type of human ritualized behavior generally, the scientific study, of which, he maintains, is "in full development." While I have been less convinced that this is the case with any 'scientific' study of religion, Xygalatas has been a pioneer among those who have, in fact, engaged in a truly scientific study of religious ritual, both in the laboratory as well as, more interestingly, in the field. His overview of the state of this research, including his own, presents a wealth of investigative conclusions in an informative and engaging manner. |
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| ISSN: | 2571-242X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: e-Rhizome
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5507/rh.2022.001 |