Dominance and Submission, Sadism and Masochism (BDSM) communities in Sweden, I explore the ritual aspects of BDSM. Drawing on Douglas and Collins’ theories of interaction rituals, I analyse the creation of emotional energy during humiliation practice through connection and intimacy between the particip...
In addition, detainees can participate in religious practices,rituals and riteswithin their cells and, where possible, on premises equipped specifically for such purposes,[...] daccess-ods.un.org daccess-ods.un.org 此外,被拘留者在拘留中心可以根据其宗教教派的传统,在囚室以及在可 能是专门为此配...
2024). With a bit of intention and understanding, you can learn to transform mundane, everyday tasks and routines into ritual practices that contribute to your flourishing and well-being. In his book,The Power of Ritual, Casper Ter Kuile (2020), writes about creating meaning with ...
and the more precise these are, the more highly people rate it. That, at least, is what André Souza at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa and Cristine Legare from the University of Texas at Austin found when they asked people to rate rituals. For the purposes of their study ...
This paper will analyze how the theatrically performed rituals, in spite of their professed religious purposes, are actually instruments of power politics. This alignment between rituals and power occur at two levels. On a personal level, making the central character impersonate a mythic god through...
Like prayer, sacrifice is a form of communication with a deity for similar purposes. The word itself means "to make holy." As distinct from prayer, sacrificial offerings include objects of value and symbolic significance that are given to the gods to earn their favor. The gifts can take ...
during the pandemic—not a workplace ritual but related to work—was quarantine clapping for frontline workers. I live in New York City, and we looked forward to that every night. It was so moving. Kids did it. Older folks did it. We all did it—e...
the investigating appeals board may require an autopsy and, if necessary, the exhumation of the body for the purposes of autopsy. However, in accordance with the rules of equity, the close relatives can, if they wish, prevent the state (i.e., California) from either exhuming the body or ...
I will generalize her comments to be about the effects of religious iconography and ritual on the discursive and theoretical purposes of the conference. The Ota-Valencia-Hartigan colloquy, as well as the articles by Professors Sdnchez and Castro, raise important questions for future LatCrit ...
Carey's (1989) work uses a critical reconstruction of Durkheim; Dayan and Katz (1988) offered a reinterpretation for their own purposes; and Rothenbuhler (1988) showed how the cog- nitive implications of Durkheim's theory enabled analysis of ritual aspects of factional conflict. Rothenbuhler (...