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King Charles III's Coronation: The surprising power of pomp and ceremony

King Charles III's Coronation: The surprising power of pomp and ceremony

BBC Future

The unexpected reason holidays matter

The unexpected reason holidays matter

Institute of Art and Ideas

Why magical thinking is so widespread

Why magical thinking is so widespread

The Conversation

What Cargo Cult Rituals Reveal About Human Nature

What Cargo Cult Rituals Reveal About Human Nature

Sapiens

Rituals and the Search for Order

Rituals and the Search for Order

Undark

The Real Magic of Rituals

The Real Magic of Rituals

Nautilus

What Rituals Across Cultures Reveal About the Human Condition

What Rituals Across Cultures Reveal About the Human Condition

Literary Hub

How rituals created human society

How rituals created human society

Big Think

Burning Man highlights the primordial human need for ritual

Burning Man highlights the primordial human need for ritual

The Conversation

Is suffering a virtue?

Is suffering a virtue?

Psychology Today

Demolishing schools after a mass shooting reflects humans’ deep-rooted desire for purifica

Demolishing schools after a mass shooting reflects humans’ deep-rooted desire for purifica

The Conversation

5 Extraordinary Animal Rituals

5 Extraordinary Animal Rituals

Psychology Today

Is ritual sexy?

Is ritual sexy?

Psychology Today

How burying the dead keeps the living human

How burying the dead keeps the living human

The Conversation

The High Price of Low Status in Human Rituals

The High Price of Low Status in Human Rituals

Human Behavior and Evolution Society

Five New Year’s Rituals of Renewal

Five New Year’s Rituals of Renewal

Sapiens

What’s the point of holiday gifts?

What’s the point of holiday gifts?

The Conversation

Why people need rituals, especially in times of uncertainty

Why people need rituals, especially in times of uncertainty

The Conversation

How Hearts Align in a Muslim Ritual

How Hearts Align in a Muslim Ritual

Sapiens

How rituals of pain help heal

How rituals of pain help heal

Sapiens

Strong Interdisciplinarity and Explanatory Pluralism in Social Scientific Research

Strong Interdisciplinarity and Explanatory Pluralism in Social Scientific Research

Items

Why we love holiday rituals and traditions

Why we love holiday rituals and traditions

The Conversation

Por qué nos gustan tanto los rituales y las tradiciones

Por qué nos gustan tanto los rituales y las tradiciones

El Pais

Apakah orang yang religius lebih bermoral?

Apakah orang yang religius lebih bermoral?

The Conversation, Indonesia

Is religion Good or Bad for Society?

Is religion Good or Bad for Society?

The Perspective

Are religious people more moral?

Are religious people more moral?

The Conversation

¿Son las personas religiosas más éticas que las ateas?

¿Son las personas religiosas más éticas que las ateas?

El Pais

The perennial power of ritual

The perennial power of ritual

The Conversation

Trial by fire

Aeon

The psychology of ritualized suffering

The psychology of ritualized suffering

Character & Context

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