Humans
Nature
- AI/The Future
- Cosmos
- Life
- Quantum
Culture & Belief
Series
13.8 Blog

Select Page

Roy Rappaport

What’s Up with Rituals?

|

Jun 25, 2018

|

Humans | Human Evolution

What’s Up with Rituals?

A new cognitive (and social) view.

Recent Articles

A Gospel of Creation Care
The First to Know
The Neglected Virtue
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
Fossils in Space
Strangeness and Surprise
Humanity’s Homeland is Debated

<a href="/"><img src="/wp-content/themes/divi-child/images/Icon-Footer-Logo.svg" id="footer-logo"/></a><p>Where Science Meets Meaning.</p>

Stay Informed

on the latest news about science and meaning

Error: Contact form not found.

Follow Us

<div class="social-icons-footer-container">

</div>

Terms
About Us
Contact

<p id="footer-info">© 2025 Sword & Spoon Workshop. All rights reserved. Developed for ORBITER by <a class="polymath-logo-link" href="http://polymath.io" title="" target="_blank"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 605.67 75"><title>polymath-logo-wht</title><path d="M196.9,71.77c16.23,0,27.32-10.48,27.32-35.48,0-22.08-11.39-33.06-27.22-33.06-16.63,0-28,11.19-28,33.06,0,24.8,11.69,35.48,27.92,35.48M196.9,0c17.34,0,30.95,11.59,30.95,36.29,0,28-14,38.71-31.25,38.71s-31.25-11-31.25-38.71c0-24.7,14-36.29,31.55-36.29" style="fill:#ffffff"/><polygon points="247.4 1.21 247.4 70.67 282.88 70.67 282.88 73.79 243.97 73.79 243.97 1.21 247.4 1.21" style="fill:#ffffff"/><polygon points="299.92 41.73 277.23 1.21 281.17 1.21 301.73 38.21 322.3 1.21 326.13 1.21 303.34 41.73 303.34 73.79 299.92 73.79 299.92 41.73" style="fill:#ffffff"/><polygon points="402.94 73.79 395.78 5.54 371.39 73.79 368.26 73.79 344.07 5.65 337.11 73.79 333.68 73.79 341.14 1.21 346.19 1.21 369.87 69.15 393.67 1.21 398.7 1.21 406.26 73.79 402.94 73.79" style="fill:#ffffff"/><polygon points="491.24 4.23 467.55 4.23 467.55 1.21 518.26 1.21 518.26 4.23 494.67 4.23 494.67 73.79 491.24 73.79 491.24 4.23" style="fill:#ffffff"/><polygon points="576.72 1.21 576.72 33.57 533.28 33.57 533.28 1.21 529.85 1.21 529.85 73.79 533.28 73.79 533.28 36.59 576.72 36.59 576.72 73.79 580.15 73.79 580.15 1.21 576.72 1.21" style="fill:#ffffff"/><polygon points="446.18 1.21 442.55 1.21 415.84 73.79 419.47 73.79 427.04 53.18 429.65 46.03 429.66 46.03 444.37 5.24 459.27 46.03 459.28 46.03 460.8 50.17 469.57 73.79 473.1 73.79 446.18 1.21" style="fill:#ffffff"/><path d="M130.37,1.21H110V4.34h20.36c14,0,20,5.65,20,17.14s-6.85,17.84-21.07,17.84h-15v0H110V73.79h3.43V42.34h15.73c16.94,0,24.6-8.27,24.6-20.87s-7-20.26-23.39-20.26" style="fill:#ffffff"/><path d="M13.41,46.74A12.31,12.31,0,1,0,25.72,59.05,12.32,12.32,0,0,0,13.41,46.74m0,25.72A13.41,13.41,0,1,1,26.82,59.05,13.43,13.43,0,0,1,13.41,72.46" style="fill:#ffffff"/><path d="M65.07,46.74A12.31,12.31,0,1,0,77.38,59.05,12.32,12.32,0,0,0,65.07,46.74m0,25.72A13.41,13.41,0,1,1,78.48,59.05,13.43,13.43,0,0,1,65.07,72.46" style="fill:#ffffff"/><path d="M39.24,3.64A12.31,12.31,0,1,0,51.55,15.95,12.32,12.32,0,0,0,39.24,3.64m0,25.72A13.41,13.41,0,1,1,52.65,15.95,13.43,13.43,0,0,1,39.24,29.36" style="fill:#ffffff"/><path d="M590,2.23h-3.32V1.05h8V2.23H591.4v8.52H590Z" style="fill:#ffffff"/><path d="M596.59,1.05H598l2.23,5.25c.22.54.48,1.3.48,1.3h0s.26-.77.48-1.3l2.23-5.25h1.43l.78,9.7h-1.35l-.48-6.11c0-.59,0-1.43,0-1.43h0s-.29.89-.52,1.43L601.35,9h-1.21l-1.92-4.37c-.22-.52-.52-1.46-.52-1.46h0s0,.87,0,1.46l-.47,6.11h-1.36Z" style="fill:#ffffff"/></svg></a></p>

<p>Made with generous funding from:</p><a href="http://www.templeton.org/"><img src="/wp-content/themes/divi-child/images/jtf-logo.svg" /></a>

<p>In partnership with:</p><a href="http://swordandspoongroup.com/"><img src="/wp-content/themes/divi-child/images/Icon-Footer-SwordandSpoon.svg" /></a>