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Nacirema Horace Miner Sociology the study of society Traditional methods of investigation include emperical statistics and observation Positivism vs antipositivism Positivism relies on empiricism and the scientific method for research and understanding. 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?. 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. By Temple Master . Henry Chu. Introduction. This is the time of the Great Salvation (aka Three Realms Great Salvations). The Three Realms refer to Heaven realm, Human Realm and Earth Realm. Human realm is us humans, Earth realm is the Earth path (or Buddhist Hell), the Heaven realm is the heavenly spirits . 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.. Primary mechanism of cooperation. 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. 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. Fraternity Ritual Team Training Retreat. Jennifer . Adamany. , . San Diego ‘05-Life. Director of Chapter Services & Expansion. Mike Dickerson CFV, . Virginia Tech ‘04-Life. Vice President – Area III. Birth. A . detailed series of life-cycle rituals (. samskara. , or refinements) mark major transitions in the life of the individual. . Especially . orthodox Hindu families may invite Brahman priests to their homes to officiate at these rituals, complete with sacred fire and recitations of mantras. Purpose/reason. They do this ritual to carried out the evil spirit in their soul. What is it. It is a ritual before people married. It is still happen in part of Scotland including the island, Abeendisher, Angus and Fife.  The events that take place in our everyday lives are described as . “rituals”..   . These . rituals that are talked about are made to sound like the culture that partakes in such things is crazy.. HEADLINE. Body. text,. body text, body text, body text, body text, body text, body text, body text, body text, body text, body text, body text, body text, body text, body text, body text, body text, body text, body text, body text, body text. Major Sources:. Rossano. , M.J. (2013) . Mortal rituals: What the story of the Andes survivors tells us about human evolution. . New York: Columbia University Press. . Rossano. , M.J. (2010). . Supernatural selection: How religion evolved. . What one may view as strange, may be very meaningful in another culture.. While some rituals can involve something as simple as a silent, individual prayer, others—especially those involving a larger group—can be extremely painful and violent. Here are some of the most unusual rituals from all over the world. Never ridicule rituals or beliefs from other cultures – keep in mind that some of our rituals and/or beliefs may seem just as strange or unusual to people from other cultures.. • religion non-elective. • religion not revealed. • role of ancestral custom (. nomos. ). • religion public, rarely private. • religion non-eschatological. • focus on practice, not belief (orthopraxy).