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Ritual in Human Evolution and Religion - Psychological and Ritual Resources (Paperback)
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Ritual in Human Evolution and Religion - Psychological and Ritual Resources (Paperback)
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This book explores the role of ritual in social life, human
evolution, and religion. It explains the functions and purpose of
varied rituals across the world by arguing they are mechanisms of
'resource management', providing a descriptive tool for
understanding rituals and generating predictions about ritual
survival. By showing how rituals have resulted from the need to
cultivate social resources necessary to sustain cooperative groups,
Rossano presents a unique examination of the function of rituals
and how they cultivate, mobilize, and direct psychological
resources. Rossano examines rituals from a diverse range of
historical contexts, including the Greco-Romans, Soviet Russians,
and those in 'crisis cults'. The book shows how rituals address
societal and community problems by cultivating three psychological
resources - commitment to communal values, goodwill (both of humans
and supernatural agents) and social support or social capital.
Holding communities together in the face of threat, disaster, or
apathy is one of ritual's primary functions, and the author
describes how our ancestors used ritual to become the highly
social, inter-dependent primate that is Homo sapiens. Including
examples from all over the world and providing detailed
descriptions of both past and current ritual practices, this is
fascinating reading for students and academics in psychology,
sociology, religion, anthropology, and sociology.
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