Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living

Author: Dimitris Xygalatas Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 'Xygalatas is a brilliant polymath ... An important intellectual contribution and a true delight' - Paul Bloom, The Sweet Spot: The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning Ritual is the oldest, and certainly the most enigmatic, thread in the history of human culture. And it presents a profound paradox: people ascribe the utmost importance to their rituals, but few can explain why they are so important. Apparently pointless ceremonies...Read more