RELIGST 2M03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Desmostachya Bipinnata, Gennep, Ethnocentrism
4 Jul 2016
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A repetitive, stylized act that happens at least on a semi- regular basis. Many secular rituals involve pomp e. g. graduation, standing for the national anthem. Others are less fabulous e. g. your morning routine; brushing your teeth, etc. Mortuary rituals are a true cultural universal that show people"s resistance to accepting biological death as a self- contained event, and their desire to prolong the departure from the dead through a process of phased transitions (2004, pg. Dom an ethnic or social group scattered across india. Agni deity of fire, conveyor of sacrifices to the gods, god of. Divine knowledge who leads man to the gods. Death is not an instantaneous destruction of life but rather a social event, or rite of passage. Culturally defined activities that mark a transition from one stage of life to another. Every culture has rites of passage marking biological events that every human goes through: Others do not happen to everyone but are important to some:
