ANT204H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Tea In Turkey, Origin Myth, Elevenses
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Nevertheless, there is overlap attending to the conjuncture where these overlaps occur and how they are variously incorporated. Vips are symbolically significant: they are more than just people, they embody, or tap into, cultural myths tat express qualities, beliefs, and values we also belong to, we are enlarged because of their presence. Women of high class often have tea and cakes together in fancy and expensive pastry shops. Even the preparation of the simplest foods or drinks have a symbolic import and convey powerful nonverbal messages. Some of the most powerful vips cannot be confined to national boundaries, even though they symbolize a particular nation. Statue of liberty globally recognized symbols, saturated with meaning, larger than life and location. Often associated with religion, but since religion is felt to be transnational, it is not tied to any specific nation. Liminal character neither here or there, but betwixt and between have transformative effects. English-speaking world views life as a pilgrimage.
