The Impact of Ritual on Child Cognition 1st Edition by Veronika Rybanska 1350108936 9781350108936

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ISBN 10: 1350108936
ISBN 13: 9781350108936
Author: Veronika Rybanska

In this book, Veronika Rybanska explores how ritual participation affects the cognitive abilities of children. Rybanska argues that, far from being a simple matter of mindless copying, ritual participation in childhood requires rigorous computation by cognitive mechanisms. In turn, this computation can improve a child’s ‘executive functioning’: a set of cognitive skills that are essential for successful cognitive, social and psychological development. After providing a critique of existing literature on religion and ritual, Rybanska presents a new interdisciplinary approach that draws from anthropology, psychology and cognitive neuroscience. Using cross-cultural examples, including a comparison between Melanesian culture and Western culture, Rybanska shows that some of the most socially important effects of rituals seem to be universal. The implications of this research suggest that we should rethink multiple aspects of child-rearing and educational policy, and shows that the presence of some form of ritual during childhood could have positive evolutionary benefits

The Impact of Ritual on Child Cognition 1st Table of contents:

1 Introduction

2 Rituals

3 Ritual stance adoption in two contrasting cultures

4 Executive function

5 The ability to delay gratification

6 Summary and results

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