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OVERVIEW (calendars (religious festivals (Eliade - re-enacting identifies…
OVERVIEW
calendars
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purpose of ritual
Hill - formalised, repetitive actions
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religious festivals
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Eliade - it is the eternal presence of the mythical event that makes possible the profane duration of historical events
the liturgical calendar #
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contemporary ritual
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what is ritual?
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Hill - ritual as formalised, repetitive actions
cultural drama
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Schechner - mardis gras, guerilla warfare
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contests
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nature of play
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Huizinga - cultural phenomenon, central element in human culture
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carnival
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difference
Klaniczay - carnival as the main opponent & worthy rival of the official & dogmatic elitist culture of both the clergy & the laity
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revolt
Caillois, Gluckman, Eliade - tribal societies, safety valves
engineering change
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Klaniczay - symbolism reflects ancient beliefs & fear, but also the basic truths of man's existence & fundamental laws of society
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Lyle - complete cosmic structure - not just stable, but dependent
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light & dark
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sacred calendars
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Eliade - it is the eternal presence of the mythical event that makes possible the profane duration of historical events
dark days
Lyle - Malagasy, Madagascar
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