Dimitris Xygalatas
Anthropologist and cognitive scientist
Dimitris Xygalatas is an anthropologist and cognitive scientist who directs the Experimental Anthropology Lab at the University of Connecticut. He studies rituals around the world.
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About Dimitris Xygalatas
Dimitris Xygalatas directs the Experimental Anthropology Lab at the University of Connecticut. He has spent several years studying rituals in different parts of the world, pairing fieldwork observations with scientific experiments. He wants to understand the effect rituals have on how people behave and on society. He has published more than 100 articles, and journalists at The New York Times and the Guardian, among others, have interviewed him about his research. His book in our catalog is Ritual.