e-rhizome 2022, 4(1):29-37 | DOI: 10.5507/rh.2022.004

Author's response: On the varieties of ritual studies

Dimitris Xygalatas
Department of Anthropology and Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Cognitive Science Program, University of Connecticut

In this article, the author responds to review articles dedicated to the book "Ritual. How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living," published in 2022., featured in this issue of the e-rhizome journal.

Keywords: ritual, Cognitive Science of Religion, interdisciplinarity, fire-walking

Accepted: January 21, 2023; Published: January 22, 2023  Show citation

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