{"product_id":"the-hidden-powers-of-ritual-bradd-shore-9780262546584","title":"The Hidden Powers of Ritual: The Journey of a Lifetime","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn illuminating overview of the development, benefits, and importance of ritual in everyday life, written by a leading cognitive anthropologist.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Powers of Ritual\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging introduction to ritual studies that presents ritual as an evolved form of human behavior of almost unimaginable significance to our species. Every day across the globe, people gather to share meals, brew caffeinated beverages, or honor their ancestors. In this book, Bradd Shore, a respected anthropologist, reaches beyond familiar \"big-R\" rituals to present life's humbler, overshadowed moments, exploring everything from the Balinese \u003ci\u003epelebon \u003c\/i\u003eto baseball to family Zoom sessions in the age of Covid to the sobering reenactment rituals surrounding the Moore's Ford lynchings. In each ritual, Shore shows how our capacity to ritualize behavior is a remarkable part of the human story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEncompassing both the commonly unlabeled \"interaction rituals\" studied by sociologists and the symbolically elaborated sacred rituals of religious studies, Shore organizes his conception around detailed case studies drawn from international research and personal experience, weaving scholarship with a memoir of a life encompassed by ritual. A probing exploration that matches breadth with accessibility, \u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Powers of Ritual\u003c\/i\u003e is a provocative contribution to ritual theory that will appeal to a wide range of readers curious about why these unique repetitive acts matter in our lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bradd Shore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0262546582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780262546584\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Bradd Shore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45482620190975,"sku":"9780262546584","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8c76c9fe-f74b-4af7-b431-6e363e84f8e7.jpg?v=1715999063","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hidden-powers-of-ritual-bradd-shore-9780262546584","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}