{"product_id":"gods-ghosts-and-meaning-eli-monroe-9798291198674","title":"Gods, Ghosts And Meaning: Belief Across the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy do humans believe? And what do our beliefs actually do?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom ancestor worship to AI-powered oracles, from sacred spaces to livestreamed rituals, this book explores how people across cultures and eras have made sense of the unseen. \u003ci\u003eGods, Ghosts \u0026amp; Meaning\u003c\/i\u003e is not a celebration of religion, nor a critique of it-it's an anthropologist's guide to how belief works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith clarity and depth, this book examines the ways spiritual systems organize life, create order, offer comfort, and shape power. It moves beyond theology and into lived experience, exploring how humans use symbols, rituals, and stories to construct meaning-whether they believe in gods or not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're religious, secular, skeptical, or somewhere in between, this book will help you understand belief not as something mysterious or irrational, but as something deeply human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll explore: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy humans believe-and what \"belief\" actually means\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe role of myth, ritual, and the body in spiritual life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow sacred spaces shape religious experience\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat spirits, demons, and cosmologies reveal about fear and control\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe relationship between religion and political power\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow spirituality has adapted to capitalism, digital life, and AI\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether meaning is possible without belief at all\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eli Monroe,Kevin Kent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798291198674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d","brand":"Eli Monroe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801074741503,"sku":"9798291198674","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gods-ghosts-and-meaning-eli-monroe-9798291198674","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}