“By establishing a shared system of collective experiences and symbolic meanings, ritual helped to coordinate thought and memory, allowing a group of humans to function as a single organism. And because of its close connection to symbolism, rhythm and movement, as well as its role in demarcating the extraordinary from the ordinary, ritual has also been linked to the evolution of art.” LifeArtReligionEvolutionAnxietyRitualEvolutionary PsychologyCopingHomo Sapiens Book:Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living Source: Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living