Culture, Thought, and Social Action¶
Tambiah, S. J. (1985). Culture, Thought, and Social Action: An Anthropological Perspective. Harvard University Press.
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- Collective Memory
This sourceAnalyzes ritual as performative action that creates reality rather than merely representing it.
- Ritual
- This tension is productive in some contexts (ritual disciplines belief toward orthodoxy) and problematic in others (ritual becomes coercive)
This sourceTambiah analyzes ritual as performative action that creates reality, not merely represents it, showing how individuals participate in rituals while being constrained by collective forms.
- This tension is productive in some contexts (ritual disciplines belief toward orthodoxy) and problematic in others (ritual becomes coercive)
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