Joan Prat Carós is emeritus professor of anthropology at the Rovira i Virgili University of Tarragona. He has specialized in the study of religions and spirituality. Among the twenty books published, the stigma of the stranger stands out. An anthropological essay on religious sects; The meanings of life. The construction of the subject, models of the self and identity and the collective book Els nous imaginaris culturals. Oriental spirituality, natural teràpies and esoteric sabers.