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Dec 12, 2023 | ISBN 9780262546584

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Table Of Contents

Preface vii
1 Discovering the Power of Ritual 1
2 Rethinking Behavior 11
3 The Balinese Pelebon: The Ritual Dissolution of a Body 37
4 Do Nonhuman Animals Have Rituals? 63
5 Ritual Combat: Gift Exchange as Revenge 95
6 Ten Powers of Ritual 119
7 Nostalgic Commemoration: Salem Camp Meeting 159
8 Unforgettable: The Moore’s Ford Lynching Reenactment 181
9 Ritual Baseball 203
10 Family Zoom: Virtual Rituals in the Age of the Internet 217
11 Does a Ritual Always Have a Meaning? 225
12 Harnessing the Powers of Ritual 275
Acknowledgments 301
Notes 305
References 311
Suggested Resources in Ritual Studies 321
Index 329

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