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Dimitris Xygalatas

Dimitris Xygalatas is assistant professor in the department of anthropology at the University of Connecticut and director of the Experimental Anthropology Lab there.

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Asian man with eyes rolled back and mouth open and dribbling, covered in red paint, among a group of people at an outdoor event in the evening.

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Trial by fire

From fire-walking to the ice-bucket challenge, ritual pain and suffering forge intense social bonds

Dimitris Xygalatas