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2001 book by Michael Chwe
Rational Ritual: Culture, Coordination, and Common Knowledge is a 2001 non-fiction book by Michael Chwe, a professor at UCLA. Mark Zuckerberg, founder
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Structure of Scientific Revolutions 7 March 31, 2015 Michael Chwe Rational Ritual: Culture, Coordination, and Common Knowledge 8 April 15, 2015 Hank
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Questioning of claims lacking empirical evidence
Scientific skepticism or rational skepticism (also spelled scepticism), sometimes referred to as skeptical inquiry, is a position in which one questions
Scientific_skepticism
Philosophical terms
"instrumental rationality" and "value rationality" refer to two types of action identified by sociologist Max Weber. Instrumental rationality is a type of
Instrumental and value rationality
Instrumental_and_value_rationality
Interdisciplinary research program
Kozen and Jerzy Tiuryn, Dynamic Logic, MIT Press, 2000. Michael Chwe, Rational ritual : culture, coordination, and common knowledge, Princeton University
Social software (research field)
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1500–500 BC Indo-Aryan religious practices of northwest India
These ideas and practices are found in the Vedic texts, and some Vedic rituals are still practised today. The Vedic religion is one of the major traditions
Historical_Vedic_religion
Ceremony to become a full member of the Mafia
member must take part in an initiation ritual or initiation ceremony. The ceremony involves significant ritual, oaths, blood, and an agreement to follow
Initiation_ritual_(mafia)
Number that is not a ratio of integers
mathematics, the irrational numbers are all the real numbers that are not rational numbers; that is, irrational numbers are those that cannot be expressed
Irrational_number
Fan fiction by Eliezer Yudkowsky
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality (HPMOR) is a work of Harry Potter fan fiction by Eliezer Yudkowsky published on FanFiction.Net as a serial
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
Harry_Potter_and_the_Methods_of_Rationality
New religious movement
material goods) and relatedly consumerism and capitalism, ritual action and the expectation of rational results from irrational means. Richard Feynman used
Cargo_cult
20th-century Italian architectural style
De architectura that architecture is an art that can be comprehended rationally. The formulation was taken up and further developed in the architectural
Rationalism_(architecture)
Third book of the Bible
expressed a rational system of theological thought. The writers expected them to be put into practice in Israel's temple, so the rituals would express
Book_of_Leviticus
religions have a variety of sources, local forms, founder backgrounds, and ritual and philosophical traditions. Despite this diversity, there is a common
Chinese_folk_religion
Religious movement founded by Anton LaVey
philosophy, flavored with a pinch of ritual magic." The historian of religion Mattias Gardell described LaVey's as "a rational ideology of egoistic hedonism
LaVeyan_Satanism
Practice of supernatural beings and forces
Scope of Rationality (Reprint ed.). Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-37631-0. Teeter, E. (2011). Religion and Ritual in Ancient
Magic_(supernatural)
Magic used to invoke divine presence
mental contemplation because the transcendent is supra-rational. Theurgy is a series of rituals and operations aimed at recovering the transcendent essence
Theurgy
Knowledge of the hidden or the paranormal
esotericist Éliphas Lévi then used the term in his influential book on ritual magic Dogme et rituel de la haute magie, first published in 1856. Lévi was
Occult
Ancient Egyptian religious festivities
attested by various written sources, but the most important document is the Ritual of the Mysteries of Osiris in the Month of Khoiak, a compilation of Middle
Mysteries_of_Osiris
Synagogue in Westminster, London, England
Chronicle, 9 July 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2022. Doherty, Rosa, It wasn't rational, it was love for Judaism that made me convert and become a rabbi, Jewish
New_London_Synagogue
Related to, devoted to, or proceeding from a deity
used the term to refer to the soul of the cosmos or the rational order of the universe, while ritual and myth depicted the divine in vivid ways. To call something
Divinity
2025 film by Lim Da-hee
organization devoted to summoning an ancient demon named Asmodeus. As their dark rituals gain momentum, the city's regular law enforcement finds itself helpless
Holy_Night:_Demon_Hunters
Circumcision for religious purposes
Christian churches in South Africa oppose circumcision, viewing it as a pagan ritual, while others, including the Nomiya church in Kenya, require circumcision
Religion_and_circumcision
Religious practice
and malevolent spirits, who typically enters into a trance state during a ritual, and practices divination and healing. The word "shaman" probably originates
Shamanism
Concept in metaphysics
endowed with a soul and reason, constructed by the demiurge according to a rational pattern expressed through mathematical principles. Plato describes the
Anima_mundi
Legendary species of small animal in South American folklore
and for each fresh yard dug, the cat must be tossed in again. If this ritual is not performed, the digger will die in the pit due to noxious gas. He
Carbuncle (legendary creature)
Carbuncle_(legendary_creature)
1969 religious text of LaVeyan Satanism
The Satanic Bible is a collection of essays, observations, and rituals published by Anton LaVey in 1969. It is the central religious text of LaVeyan Satanism
The_Satanic_Bible
example. Although the term "baptism" is not used to describe the Jewish rituals, the purification rites in Halakha, Jewish law and tradition, called tvilah
History_of_baptism
Cultural rationalization and devaluation of religion
understanding is more highly valued than belief, and processes are oriented toward rational goals, as opposed to traditional society, in which "the world remains a
Disenchantment
Ancient philosophy
providing a unified account of the world, constructed from ideals of rational discourse, monistic physics, and naturalistic ethics. These three ideals
Stoicism
Inexplicable or secret religious phenomena
belief and praxis. Sacred mysteries may be either: Religious beliefs, rituals or practices which are kept secret from the uninitiated. Beliefs of the
Sacred_mysteries
advanced by Sigmund Freud. According to this theory, “primitive man” is not a rational being, and in fact magical thinking bears a strong resemblance to neuroses
Psychological theories of magic
Psychological_theories_of_magic
Class of religious beliefs
organized religions. Although each culture has its own mythologies and rituals, animism is said to describe the most common, foundational thread of indigenous
Animism
1793 book by Immanuel Kant
his religious and moral philosophy including the relationships between rationality, ethics, and religion. The book consists of four parts, called "Pieces"
Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason
Religion_within_the_Bounds_of_Bare_Reason
Self-flagellation ritual practiced by some Shia Muslims
Tatbir (Arabic: تطبير, romanized: Taṭbīr) is a form of self-flagellation rituals practiced by some Shia Muslims in commemoration of the killing of Imam
Tatbir
Chinese philosophical idea on religion
strengthen social harmony Sacrifice to Heaven – East Asian noble religious ritual Sacrifice to Taishan – Chinese festivalPages displaying short descriptions
Shendao_shejiao
Social movement about UFOs and aliens
"hypothesis that UFOs are of extraterrestrial or interdimensional origin is a rational one and must be taken into account, given the data we have." Gulyas, Aaron
Disclosure_movement
Psychological event that purges emotions
of Proetus from their madness, caused by some ritual transgression. To the question of whether the ritual obtains atonement for the subject, or just healing
Catharsis
German philosopher (1724–1804)
being rational agents. We owe a duty to rationality by virtue of being rational agents; therefore, rational moral principles apply to all rational agents
Immanuel_Kant
1979 book by the University of California
The Rational Peasant: The Political Economy of Rural Society in Vietnam is a non-fiction book by University of California, San Diego political scientist
The Rational Peasant: The Political Economy of Rural Society in Vietnam
The_Rational_Peasant:_The_Political_Economy_of_Rural_Society_in_Vietnam
unpredictable and unexplainable; that is, comparative religion is the rational (and scientific) study of the irrational. The dichotomy between the two
Theories_about_religion
In religion and philosophy, immaterial essence of a living being
composed of non-rational and rational elements. The non-rational dimension was subdivided into the vegetative and animal souls, while the rational aspect was
Soul
Ancient Chinese mythological creature
The Taotie is often represented as a motif on dings, which are Chinese ritual bronze vessels from the Shang (c. 1600 – c. 1050 BCE) and Zhou dynasties
Taotie
Yemenite Jewish tradition of orthography in a Torah scroll
letters altered from their natural shapes and forms, when there is no other rational explanation for doing so, is that God went out-of-his-way to change the
Torah_scroll_(Yemenite)
Observance of recitation in religious Judaism
distinguished itself by articulating dual meditative pathways—the “long way” of rational contemplation and the “short way” of faith-based intensity—both aimed at
Jewish_prayer
Study of the development of philosophy
the development of philosophical thought. It focuses on philosophy as rational inquiry based on argumentation, but some theorists also include myth, religious
History_of_philosophy
Medieval judicial practice to determine guilt through a life-threatening experience
thigh shall rot'. One writer has recently argued that the procedure has a rational basis, envisioning punishment only upon clear proof of pregnancy (a swelling
Trial_by_ordeal
Type of traditional narrative
is a complex relationship between recital of myths and the enactment of rituals. The word myth comes from Ancient Greek μῦθος (mȳthos), meaning 'speech'
Myth
Concept developed by Max Weber
heroism, leadership, religious) against two other types of authority: (i) rational-legal authority (modern law, the sovereign state, bureaucracy) and (ii)
Charismatic_authority
Model of evolutionary neurology proposed by Paul McLean
charge of emotions, and the neocortex is responsible for objective or rational thoughts. Since the 1970s, the concept of the triune brain has been subject
Triune_brain
French anthropologist and philosopher (1923–2015)
of species is the rational principle that explains the immense diversity of forms of life, the victimization process is the rational principle that explains
René_Girard
Esoteric beliefs in the Eastern world
an entrance ritual, a mandala, homa rituals, mudras, mantras, and the caveat of secrecy. The earliest Dharma scriptures that describe ritual performances
Eastern_esotericism
Iranian religion founded by Zoroaster
defined age limit for the ritual. After the ceremony, Zoroastrians are encouraged to wear their sedreh (ritual shirt) and kushti (ritual girdle) daily as a spiritual
Zoroastrianism
Phenomena not subject to the laws of nature
universe and gratuitously produced by God for the purpose of raising the rational creature above its native sphere to a God-like life and destiny." The Modern
Supernatural
Practices believed to use supernatural powers
authorities who viewed African witchcraft as "backward" and "irrational", it is rational and compatible with empirical evidence as it addresses "why" misfortune
Witchcraft
Book by Al-Biruni
l-ʿaql aw mardhūla, lit. 'A Critical Study of Indian Doctrines, Whether Rationally Acceptable or Not'), also known by the shortened title Kitab al-Hind,
India_(Al-Biruni)
Intentional act causing one's own death
have higher rates. Rational suicide is the reasoned taking of one's own life. However, some consider suicide as never being rational. Euthanasia and assisted
Suicide
1954 novel by William Golding
Jack's tribe, who have begun painting their faces and engaging in primitive ritual dances. When Simon realises that the beast is only a dead pilot, he rushes
Lord_of_the_Flies
Character in the Gormenghast novels
increasing loss of rationality. The plan succeeds, however, and the death of Barquentine leads to him being appointed Master of Ritual. At approximately
Steerpike
survival, but also terrifying and hostile ... Ultimately, even the most rational crew member is overwhelmed by his sense of wonder and, as he falls into
List_of_atheist_authors
Concept in Judaism
mystical: to return the sparks of Divine light to their source, employing ritual performance. However, it is only much later in Kabbalah that this concept
Tikkun_olam
to India and to religions including Hinduism. It has both spiritual and ritual aspects, but it is often claimed to be in modern terms spiritual but not
Modern postural yoga as a religion
Modern_postural_yoga_as_a_religion
Concept in ancient Greek religion
authors. For Christian thinkers, the daimonic was associated with non-rational divine inspiration and, due to its lack of predictability, was considered
Daimon
Confucianism as a religion
religious institutions of his time, such as the Jongmyo rites, and the ritual and music system. The Chinese name for religious Confucianism is Rujiao
Religious_Confucianism
Sociological view of institutions
traditionally encompasses three major strands: sociological institutionalism, rational choice institutionalism, and historical institutionalism. New institutionalism
New_institutionalism
Medieval legend
then ate. In this ritual can be recognized the practice of diasparagmos, the god sacrificed and torn to pieces, which became the ritual meal of the devotees
Witches_of_Benevento
Proposed era of humanity after the Information Age
contrast, the main activities of the Information Age were analysis and rational thought). It has been proposed that new technologies like virtual reality
Imagination_Age
Chinese folk religion
Chinese folk religion. Various ritual traditions are rooted in original Chinese shamanism: contemporary Chinese ritual masters are sometimes identified
Chinese_shamanism
Or rowing, an argument
possibility of sanction for intemperate speech. So, rather than a listening and rational exchange, the format fosters rage and aggression which results in extreme
Shouting_match
History of supernatural phenomena
(asiputu or masmassutu in the Akkadian language) were incantations and ritual practices intended to alter specific realities. The ancient Mesopotamians
History_of_magic
Country in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
News, 11 October 2000. Parenti, Michael (1997). Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism. City Lights Books. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-87286-329-3
Soviet_Union
South Indian talisman
Journal of Applied Research. 2 (5): 666–668. 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2022. "Rational thinking affected sales, say 'Drishti Bommai' vendors". Dtnext.in. 21 January
Drishti_bommai
Ramsay's romanticisation, together with the internal allegory of masonic ritual, centred on King Solomon’s Temple and its architect, Hiram Abiff, have provided
History_of_Freemasonry
Administrative system governing any large institution
sociologist Max Weber argued that bureaucracy constitutes the most efficient and rational way in which human activity can be organized and that systematic processes
Bureaucracy
Jewish ritual object worn by the High Priest
Jewish ritual object worn by the High Priest
Priestly_breastplate
Chinese, Japanese and Tibetan conception of the preta of Buddhist mythology
upon which the ritual was based on. During the climax of the ritual, the main performers of the rite toss the offerings into the ritual space before the
Hungry_ghost
and art; became opposed to technology, disliking judgments based on rationality in favour of those based on artistic judgment. Vivian de Sola Pinto,
List of British Jewish writers
List_of_British_Jewish_writers
Sacrifice of one's life for the benefit of others
alive in a ritual which allows their society to reconcile and even assert control over the inevitability of death. An obligation to commit ritual suicide
Altruistic_suicide
authorities who viewed African witchcraft as "backward" and "irrational", it is rational and compatible with empirical evidence as it addresses "why" misfortune
Witchcraft_in_Africa
Harry Potter character
that Voldemort would rise again. Later in that book, during his rebirthing ritual, Voldemort stated that the Lestranges were amongst the most faithful members
Bellatrix_Lestrange
English writer and environmentalist (born 1972)
care, a reading by Kingsnorth from his book The Wake, and a midnight ritual. The ritual involved the burning of a wicker effigy of a tree. He was one of the
Paul_Kingsnorth
Shared fictional universe
arises when a man dies unmarried between his thread ceremony and marriage ritual and often causes disturbances to fulfil his unfulfilled desires. Munjya
Maddock Horror Comedy Universe
Maddock_Horror_Comedy_Universe
Ongoing Indian LGBT rights case law
restrictions based on decency and morality, the limitations should be rational and tolerant of unpopular social views in S. Khushboo v. Kanniammal (2010)
Supriyo_v._Union_of_India
Christian revivals in American history
related to the Evangelical Revival in the British Isles. Pulling away from ritual and ceremony, the Great Awakening made religion more personal by fostering
Great_Awakening
Invocation or act that seeks to activate a rapport with a deity
Prayer can take a variety of forms: it can be part of a set liturgy or ritual, and it can be performed alone or in groups. Prayer may take the form of
Prayer
Practice or personal philosophy in which all decisions are made by flipping a coin
normative decision theory, although it does not fulfill the criteria of rationality. In the original 1952 comic book, Donald Duck meets the eccentric Professor
Flipism
Goddess of retribution in Greek mythology
Jean Coman, in discussing Nemesis in Aeschylus detected "traces of a less rational, and probably older, concept of deity and its relationship to man (Coman
Nemesis
State of possession by a fox in Japanese folklore
possession arguably became more widespread in the fifteenth century. The rational explanation as an illness had already appeared in print in the work Jinko
Kitsunetsuki
Country in South Asia
separate Islamic Republic instead. As opposed to putting the free and rational individual at the centre of his democratic theory, Iqbal's republic primarily
Pakistan
Part of Islamic jurisprudence
and in general all aspects of fiqh that are not Ibadat, i.e. not acts of ritual worship such as prayer or fasting, (See organizational chart of the structure
Mu'amalat
Non-theistic religious organization
authority and social norms, or as a metaphor to promote pragmatic skepticism, rational reciprocity, personal autonomy, and curiosity. The organization's mission
The_Satanic_Temple
Social group with unusual beliefs and rituals
and often extreme, religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs and rituals. Extreme devotion to a particular person, object, or goal is another characteristic
Cult
Chinese history and mythology. During the later Zhou, the philosophy and ritual teachings of Confucius began spreading throughout China, while Taoist institutions
Religion_in_China
Intentional community founded in Washington, D.C.
forward as the owner of one of the raided properties, claimed, "We are rational people ... not devil worshipers or child molesters," and "anything we've
The_Finders_(movement)
Attitudes and behaviors towards sex in ancient Rome
several attempts; the explanation for infertility is physiological and rational, and has nothing to do with the gods. The transfer of genital "seed" (semina)
Sexuality_in_ancient_Rome
Removal of the human foreskin
you". Jewish circumcision is part of the brit milah ritual, to be performed by a trained ritual circumciser, a mohel, on the eighth day of a newborn
Circumcision
Scottish serial killer (1945–2018)
sometimes accompanied by drowning. Following each murder, Nilsen performed a ritual in which he bathed and dressed the victim's body, which he retained for
Dennis_Nilsen
School of theology in Sunni Islam
authorities in matters of aqida and Islamic jurisprudence; and that the use of rational disputation is forbidden, even if in verifying the truth. Atharis oppose
Atharism
2001 video game
colony. During the ritual, the members have a vague vision, and Y'Berion, the leader of the Brotherhood who performed the ritual, collapses after contacting
Gothic_(video_game)
Mythology of the greater Chinese area
These two foundational concepts are deeply entwined with socially oriented ritual acts, including communication, greetings, dances, ceremonies, and sacrifices
Chinese_mythology
Book by Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
underlying purposes and meanings of Islamic laws, rituals, and traditions by integrating mystical, rational, and textual approaches. Shah Waliullah interprets
Hujjat_Allah_al-Baligha
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Paradise, Heaven, Garden
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Lover of wealth, Fortune, Respect, Esteem, Wisdom, Light
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Purifier; Water; Air; Pure; Sacred; Breeze; Wind
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Old Norse name composed of the elements log "laws" and -mar from *mariR "famous, renowned," hence "famous laws."Â
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An epithet of Ganesh
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Darling, Dear, Little girl, Lovely eyed
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Olive, Fiery, Sower of seeds
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a.
Not rational; void of reason or understanding; as, brutes are irrational animals.
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Notional.
v. t.
To supply with rations, as a regiment.
v. t.
To form a rational conception of.
a.
Attached to one's own country or nation.
a.
Agreeable to reason; not absurd, preposterous, extravagant, foolish, fanciful, or the like; wise; judicious; as, rational conduct; a rational man.
a.
Expressing the type, structure, relations, and reactions of a compound; graphic; -- said of formulae. See under Formula.
a.
Having reason, or the faculty of reasoning; endowed with reason or understanding; reasoning.
a.
An explanation or exposition of the principles of some opinion, action, hypothesis, phenomenon, or the like; also, the principles themselves.
a.
Involving an option; depending on the exercise of an option; left to one's discretion or choice; not compulsory; as, optional studies; it is optional with you to go or stay.
n.
The state of being national; national attachment; nationality.
n.
A rational being.
a.
Fractional.
a.
Of or pertaining to a nation; common to a whole people or race; public; general; as, a national government, language, dress, custom, calamity, etc.
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Of or pertaining to fractions or a fraction; constituting a fraction; as, fractional numbers.
a.
Given to foolish or visionary expectations; whimsical; fanciful; as, a notional man.
a.
Involving surds; not capable of being expressed in rational numbers; radical; irrational; as, a surd expression or quantity; a surd number.
adv.
In a rational manner.
a.
Relating to the reason; not physical; mental.
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Relatively small; inconsiderable; insignificant; as, a fractional part of the population.