Based on her doctoral dissertation (Labyrinths in American Contemporary Religion, University of Pittsburgh, 2004), the author examines how the labyrinth is emerging around the world as an arena for ritual that is unbounded by the structures, rules, and limitations that often accompany religious traditions. The labyrinth’s ancient classical and Christian history and diverse contemporary rituals reveal the importance of ritual as a means of engaging with a sacred cosmos, making the labyrinth an excellent window through which to view the growing trend of religious diversity.
