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Ritual Emotion

Ritual Emotion is a theoretical construct within the study of religious emotion that denotes the structured, socially shared affective states elicited through participation in communal rituals, distinguished by their formalized expression, collective synchronization, and symbolic embedding within ritualized religious practices.

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98

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55

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Rituals of Solidarity and Security in the Wake of Terrorist Attack

Randall Collins · Sociological Theory · 2004 · 285 citations

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Rites of Terror: Emotion, Metaphor and Memory in Melanesian Initiation Cults

Harvey Whitehouse · Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute · 1996 · 239 citations

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Ritual Wailing in Amerindian Brazil

Greg Urban · American Anthropologist · 1988 · 192 citations

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Quantifying collective effervescence: Heart-rate dynamics at a fire-walking ritual

Dimitris Xygalatas, Ivana Konvalinka, Joseph Bulbulia et al. · Communicative & Integrative Biology · 2011 · 172 citations · Full text

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The Fire-Walker’s High: Affect and Physiological Responses in an Extreme Collective Ritual

Ronald Fischer, Dimitris Xygalatas, Panagiotis Mitkidis et al. · PLoS ONE · 2014 · 146 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. DX
    Dimitris Xygalatas

    University of Connecticut, United States

    4 publications · 392 citations

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  2. JB
    Joseph Bulbulia

    Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

    3 publications · 347 citations

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  3. IK
    Ivana Konvalinka

    Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

    3 publications · 347 citations

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  4. HW
    Harvey Whitehouse

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 256 citations

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  5. CG
    Chris G. Sibley

    University of Auckland, New Zealand

    1 publications · 29 citations

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Institutions

55

  1. Aarhus University

    Aarhus, Denmark

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    866 citations

  2. Victoria University of Wellington

    Wellington, New Zealand

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    493 citations

  3. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    242 citations

  4. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    64 citations

  5. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    327 citations

  6. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    253 citations

  7. Masaryk University

    Brno, Czechia

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    788 citations

  8. Technical University of Denmark

    Kongens Lyngby, Denmark

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    175 citations

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Venues

  1. Ethos

    2 publications · 84 citations

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  2. Sociological Theory

    2 publications · 370 citations

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  3. Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University)

    Repository · 2 publications · 91 citations

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  4. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

    JRAI · 2 publications · 270 citations

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  5. Sociology of Religion

    2 publications · 39 citations

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