Pathological rituals are abnormal rituals which are found in psychological disorders such as anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). This book tries to answer two questions : First, why ritual scientists have failed to consider these rituals in detail. Second, why such rituals have rich repertoire of general ritual structures or GRS. About the Author: Jayant Burde received his M.Sc. degree in mathematics from Bombay University and a degree in law from Bangalore University. He is a Certificated Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers. He has written many articles and papers in such areas as finance, organizational structure , philosophy of science and religion. His published books are : Philosophy of Number (2007) , Rituals, Mantras and Science (MLBD, 2004) , Sunya and Nothingness ( MLBD, 2009 ) Buddhist Logic and Quantum Dilemma (MLBD. 2012) , The Mystique of Om, The World of Rhythm called Rituals, Jaina Relativism and Relativity Physics ( MLBD , 2014 ) The Riddle of the Infinite ( MLBD, 2020 ) , Mathematics of Tantra ( MLBD 2021)