Monograph No. 32
Ritual from the Stone Age to the Present Day
2000
In the modern world, our lives are imbued with residues of rituals which would amaze us if we knew the antiquity of their origins. However, the structure of this fundamental pattern of human thought is poorly understood. This monograph examines the origins and role of ritual throughout history and in the foundations underpinning our lives today - and uncovers the startling fact that some rituals may pre-date the origin of modern man himself.