Sentences with phrase «elaborate rituals such»

Communal burial sites and elaborate rituals such as funeral ceremonies must have strengthened the sense of solidarity among the community members, and their feeling of unity in the face of other groups,» concluded Prof. Nadel.

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Of course holiness is translated into elaborate cultic and ritual rites and regulations and it is with such that the hulk of the Holiness Code is concerned.

But humans, who have a more elaborate pre-sex ritual, would be less likely to rely on such metrics.

While it was the 81st such event, it was the first in which I, representing the Guardian US, was a member of the Circle, and while I'd love to tell you about the elaborate initiation rituals, I'd run the risk of them taking my glasses away from me, rendering me pretty useless at my job.