Dimitris Xygalatas
13 Podcast Episodes
Ritual: Why Seemingly Senseless Acts Making Life Worth Living (Dr. Dimitris Xygalatas)
Ritual: Why Seemingly Senseless Acts Making Life Worth Living (Dr. Dimitris Xygalatas)
Ritual is thread of human history presenting a profound paradox: people ascribe the utmost importance to their rituals –... Read more
15 May 2023
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59mins
Dimitris Xygalatas, "Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living" (Little, Brown Spark, 2022)
Dimitris Xygalatas, "Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living" (Little, Brown Spark, 2022)
Ritual is one of the oldest, and certainly most enigmatic, threads in the history of human culture. It presents a profou... Read more
10 Apr 2023
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38mins
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Dimitris Xygalatas, "Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living" (Little, Brown Spark, 2022)
Dimitris Xygalatas, "Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living" (Little, Brown Spark, 2022)
Ritual is one of the oldest, and certainly most enigmatic, threads in the history of human culture. It presents a profou... Read more
10 Apr 2023
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38mins
Dimitris Xygalatas, "Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living" (Little, Brown Spark, 2022)
Dimitris Xygalatas, "Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living" (Little, Brown Spark, 2022)
Ritual is one of the oldest, and certainly most enigmatic, threads in the history of human culture. It presents a profou... Read more
10 Apr 2023
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38mins
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Dimitris Xygalatas, "Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living" (Little, Brown Spark, 2022)
Dimitris Xygalatas, "Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living" (Little, Brown Spark, 2022)
Ritual is one of the oldest, and certainly most enigmatic, threads in the history of human culture. It presents a profou... Read more
10 Apr 2023
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38mins
How Rituals Attach us to our Communities with Dimitris Xygalatas, Ph.D.
How Rituals Attach us to our Communities with Dimitris Xygalatas, Ph.D.
"If you randomly assign people in two groups and you give them different insignia or you have them go through different ... Read more
24 Mar 2023
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56mins
156: Ritual by Dimitris Xygalatas
156: Ritual by Dimitris Xygalatas
Have you ever paused to think about why we participate in communal ceremonies? Today’s author attempts to explain the su... Read more
28 Oct 2022
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1hr 37mins
Dimitris Xygalatas: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living
Dimitris Xygalatas: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the ec... Read more
27 Aug 2022
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28mins
Dimitris Xygalatas, University of Connecticut – The Transformative Effects of Collective Gatherings
Dimitris Xygalatas, University of Connecticut – The Transformative Effects of Collective Gatherings
The COVID-19 pandemic has made us realize the importance of being around other people. Dimitris Xygalatas, associate pro... Read more
22 Aug 2022
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2mins
Ritual Behavior, Habits, Human Culture, Religion, Civilization, Marriage, Death, Music, Burning Man & Community | Dimitris Xygalatas | #75
Ritual Behavior, Habits, Human Culture, Religion, Civilization, Marriage, Death, Music, Burning Man & Community | Dimitris Xygalatas | #75
Nick talks to anthropologist Dr. Dimitris Xygalatas, who is an associate professor at the University of Connecticut. His... Read more
16 Jun 2022
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2hr 16mins
