The Spectrum of Ritual: A Biogenetic Structural Analysis

by John McManus, Charles D. Laughlin, John McManus

New York 1979 1st Columbia University. ISBN 0-231-04514-X. Chapters Mamalian Ritua by Charles D. Laughlin, Neurobiology of Myth by d'Aquili, Ritual and Social Power by Tom Burns. Octavo, 375pp., hardcover. Fine, no DJ.

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1979

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Reviews

[Erin]

"Laughlin and D'Aquili deduced that ritual serves two important biological functions: it coordinates the brain to allow for group action, and it teaches the young how to behave."

[Kevin · Rating 4 out of 5]

The chapter on the ritual of the catholic church mass is worth the price of admission. This is a great prelude to D'Aquili's Brain, Symbol, Experience