# The worldwide web of belief and ritual

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2008
- Speaker: Wade Davis
- Year: 2008
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, Religion
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/wade_davis_the_worldwide_web_of_belief_and_ritual)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Anthropologist Wade Davis muses on the worldwide web of belief and ritual that makes us human. He shares breathtaking photos and stories of the Elder Brothers, a group of Sierra Nevada indians whose spiritual practice holds the world in balance.

## Lectures

1. [The worldwide web of belief and ritual](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/wade_davis_the_worldwide_web_of_belief_and_ritual/07f40f428aae), 19 min (TED's player)