| Contents |
Part I: What are rituals and what can they do? -- What are rituals? What is freedom? -- How can rituals promote freedom? -- How rituals transform everyday life -- How rituals prevent conflicts -- Part II: rituals and freedom in everyday life -- The power of family rituals -- How family rituals increase physical and mental health -- The power of death rituals: part 1 -- The power of death rituals: part 2 -- The power of medical rituals -- The power of pregnancy and childbirth rituals -- Part III: no rituals. No freedom -- Where are the rituals in hookups and dating? -- Lost freedom in hookups and dating -- Death without rituals: freedom lost -- Part IV: The liberating power of rituals -- How rituals promote creativity and change -- The power and paradox of ritual. |
| Abstract |
"It's in the ordinary that Katz discovers unlimited potential: mundane routine actually sparks incredible imagination. Though it might seem contradictory, ordered rituals actually bring us freedom, creativity, and mental well-being"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Katz, Pearl, 1940- Everyday rituals Lanham, MD : Prometheus, [2024] 9781633889552 |
| LCCN | 2023051090 |
| ISBN | 9781633889545 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1633889548 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
