Rituals, Mantras and Science: An Integral Perspective (Hardcover) By Jayant Burde

Rituals, Mantras and Science: An Integral Perspective (Hardcover) By Jayant BurdeIn this book the author discusses the places of science in rituals and mantras. Using structural analysis he shows that rituals in general, whether religious, political, social or otherwise have common structural patterns. These patterns are shared by poetry, music,dance and gymnastics, but not by language. Consideration of animal rituals and pathological rituals leads him to propose a general theory which unifies all rituals like activities.

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