The God Effect - How Suggestion and Ritual Shape Religion and Medicine through Placebo Responses

Does ritual tap into the pharmacy of the mind? This thought-provoking book explores the power of suggestion and how it triggers real biological changes. Taking the latest research, it show how this power shapes both religion and medicine.

Summary

Does ritual tap into the pharmacy of the mind? This thought-provoking book explores the power of suggestion and how it triggers real biological changes. Taking the latest research, it show how this power shapes both religion and medicine.

Product details

• Authors: Colin Brewer
• Publisher: Gibson Square Books Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.02.2026
• EAN: 9781783342914
• ISBN: 978-1-78334-291-4
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works