PPT-How Ritual Made Us Human

Major Sources Rossano MJ 2013  Mortal rituals What the story of the Andes survivors tells us about human evolution  New York Columbia University Press  Rossano MJ 2010  Supernatural selection How religion evolved . Andrew Lambert . Western New England University . a. ndrew.lambert@wne.edu. Many ways . of doing Chinese . philosophy…. Read the text and ask for students (. untutored) thoughts and responses:. What does Analects 13.8 suggest to you?. Nacirema. . . Horace Miner. Sociology:. the study of society. Traditional methods of investigation include . emperical. /statistics and observation. Positivism. vs. . anti-positivism. : . Positivism relies on empiricism and the scientific method for research and understanding. Ritual. “any repeated, ordered, patterned and shared behavior” . as “. imaginative and interpretive act[s] through which we express and create meaning”. . --Anderson and Foley. . Ritual. Helps us get through anxiety of transitions. What is an Exorcism. Phenomenon of Possession. Ancient ritual . Christianity redefines it (power comes from Christ). Buddhist Exorcisms. Found in Theravada Buddhism. Reincarnation – one can be reborn as a demon. Meant to bring about harm. Ex: The Fore (from Ch. 1). Cause of . Kuru. – Sorcery ritual.. Steal something of the victim. ’. s, mix with leaves/bark/stones, bind into a package. Recite a harmful spell, bury into the cold, muddy ground. Victim then develops uncontrollable shaking of . Patterned, recurring sequence of events. Morning, bedtime, workout, TV, Homework rituals.. These ritual activities are . secular. (non-religious). Ritual. Religious Rituals. Involves religious paraphernalia/symbols like prayers, offerings, sacred literature recitations, etc.. Definition of ritual. A ritual . must fit into four categories. These four categories are that it must be a repetitive social practice, it must be set off from the routines of day to day life, it must follow some sort of ritual schema, and it must be encoded in myth. Ritual often has its roots in myth and religion, tying itself to ancient practices between the divine and humans. However, a ritual does not have to be religious in nature; graduation ceremonies and birthday parties are rituals as well. Umberta Telfener. utelfener@gmail.com. www.systemics.eu. A common ritual: creating your safe place. Lets stand up, imagine the last time you felt very . very. well in situation in which you were alone. Where were . Censorship . &. Propaganda. PROPAGANDA . can . be defined as information that could be biased or misleading that is used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. Propaganda is spread using various kinds of media (like TV, radio, speeches, posters, pamphlets, art). Questions of gennre - Folio edition, 1623. Mixture of comic and tragic . elements. ‘comic relief’ in tragedies . t. he gravedigger . in Hamlet, . the . Fool in . King Lear. , . Falstaff . in . Henry IV. G RT1806_G.qxd 1/28/2004 6:36 PM Page 145 Gender Ritualsritual circumcision, which traditionally occurs eightis to remem-ber and re-enact the covenant made between God andAbraham (Genesis 17:1 Humanity in Four Acts. Act 1: Imagination is Adaptive. Act 2: Supernatural Imagination is Childish. Act 3: Ritual molds childish supernatural imagination into adult religious belief. Act 4: Ritual inherits the earth. Ritual is widespread in the animal kingdom where cautious communication is required. Deep evolutionary history. Primate social rituals. As highly social creatures primates have a wealth of social rituals. Adeetya's Kitchen & Furniture is an innovative brand that specializes in providing high-quality best Modular Kitchen Systems and Furniture to customers. https://adeetyas.com/