This collection of articles reveals ritual to be a unique and powerful asset in healing trauma
and broken relationships. Each contribution offers insights on how, in the face of uncertainty,
threat and dislocation, human beings feel compelled to'do something', usually with or for
others, to alleviate their anxiety, fears and sense of powerlessness. The editor and authors
demonstrate how the imaginative processes at the heart of ritualmaking contribute to self-
and group regulation by healing and mitigating the negative impact of trauma on individuals …

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Unexplored Resource for Healing Trauma Page 2 Coping Rituals in Fearful Times Page 3 Jeltje
Gordon-Lennox Editor Coping Rituals in Fearful Times An Unexplored Resource for Healing
Trauma Page 4 Editor Jeltje Gordon-Lennox Geneva, Switzerland ISBN 978-3-030-81533-2
ISBN 978-3-030-81534-9 (eBook) https://doi. org/10.1007/978-3-030-81534-9 © The Editor
(s)(if applicable) and The Author (s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland …