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Rituals Mantras and Science: An Integral Perspective

The author of this book explores the role that science plays in various rituals and mantras during the course of the book. Through the use of structural analysis, he demonstrates that rituals in general, regardless of whether they are religious, political, social, or any other kind, all have similar basic characteristics. Language is the only art form that does not share these patterns; poetry, music, dance, and gymnastics all do. After taking into account animal rituals as well as rituals that are associated with pathologies, he came up with a basic theory that unified all actions that resemble rituals.

Author

Jayant Burde