{"product_id":"9780197804926","title":"Wyrd Ecology : Heathen Ritual and Gifting Relations (Oxford Ritual Studies)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWithin contemporary Heathen communities, the Old English term \"wyrd\" is used to refer to the web of relations that connect all threads of existence. Inspired by pre-Christian traditions of Northern Europe, Heathens give gifts, toasts, and offerings to foster a sense of connection with other humans and the more-than-human world. In Wyrd Ecology, author Barbara Jane Davy posits that these ritual activities are not merely isolated exchanges but rather a means of sustaining entire relational systems, in turn inspiring givers and receivers to participate out of a desire for meaningful connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDavy utilizes research from two years of participant observation in a Heathen community in Ontario, Canada to show how ritual activities deepen practitioners' sense of appreciation for what they have already received and instil a desire to give back. Davy illustrates how making offerings and giving gifts is important not only because of what people might believe about the gods, but because it gives people a sense of relatedness with their world. Ritual practices may thus play a critical role in instilling an ecological conscience and can encourage ethical relations and pro-environmental behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48667586691307,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":64.07,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9780197804926-1.jpg?v=1781610407","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/zh\/products\/9780197804926","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}