Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Foreword xi
5. Preface. About the Authors and Their Personal and Academic Engagements with Ritual xiii
6. Acknowledgments xxiv
7. Introduction. What Is Ritual? Its Definition and Characteristics 1
8. Chapter 1 Symbolism in Ritual 15
9. Chapter 2 The Cognitive Matrix of Ritual: Belief Systems, Myths, and Paradigms 42
10. Chapter 3 Belief Systems, Myths, Paradigms, Rituals, and the Process of Truing 63
11. Chapter 4 Ritual Drivers: Generating and Controlling States of Consciousness 80
12. Chapter 5 Ritual Techniques and Technologies 104
13. Chapter 6 Ritual Framing, Order, and Formality: How Ritual Generates a Sense of Inevitability and Inviolability 122
14. Chapter 7 Ritual as Performance: Generating Emotion, Belief, and Transformation 149
15. Chapter 8 Ritual and the 4 Stages of Cognition 178
16. Chapter 9 Ritual’s Paradoxical Roles: Preserving the Status Quo and Effecting Social Change 202
17. Chapter 10 Designing Rituals 224
18. Conclusion. Ritual: What It Is, How It Works, and Why 256
19. Appendix 1 How to Create and Perform an Effective Stage 4 Ritual: Things to Remember and Include 266
20. Appendix 2 List of Documentary Films about Ritual 269
21. References 278
22. Index 291