ANTB21H3 Lecture 5: Lecture 5 Cont. Thursday
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Should be able to speak with god directly. 2) ability to transcend the here and now (use of ritual) Ritual as a way that we can create a text, prayer, etc. provides a means of signalling that this isn"t a regular communication but an ontological communication with the gods. 3) correct interpretation of the divine message. Emphasized elimination of all social hierarchies and religious hierarchy even in their speech. Being quiet outwardly allows you to be quiet inwardly. The idea that you can match your words to an interior language (robbins) Speech act theory: matching words with interiorized intentions. Urapmin: addressees bear much more intentions than the actual speaker itself. The speaker really has no intention of his words, therefore meaning and intention are not closely associated with what is said. Prayer is classified as action not speech, therefore more believable. Shift in urapmin notions on how to achieve community building ingestions.
