The Forest of Symbols¶
Turner, V. W. (1967). The Forest of Symbols: Aspects of Ndembu Ritual. Cornell University Press.
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- Liminality
- Turner's structural features of liminality: (a) status reversal or suspension — liminal actors may be stripped of rank, symbolic property, distinguishing marks; (b) didactic intensity — elders transmit sacred knowledge, community history, and esoteric lore during the phase; © behavioral license — ordinary taboos may be suspended or intensified; (d) acceptance of pain, ordeal, or testing; (e) equality among co-liminal peers regardless of their pre-liminal or post-liminal status; (f) symbolic "death" of the old self and "birth" of the new
This sourceTurner ethnographic foundation for liminal analysis in Ndembu male initiation rituals.
- Turner's structural features of liminality: (a) status reversal or suspension — liminal actors may be stripped of rank, symbolic property, distinguishing marks; (b) didactic intensity — elders transmit sacred knowledge, community history, and esoteric lore during the phase; © behavioral license — ordinary taboos may be suspended or intensified; (d) acceptance of pain, ordeal, or testing; (e) equality among co-liminal peers regardless of their pre-liminal or post-liminal status; (f) symbolic "death" of the old self and "birth" of the new
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