Victor Turner

readings, religion can and does enforce good behavior and the upholding of societal laws, often times it is what reinforces social acceptability. In this paper, I will first attempt to analyze the ways in which E.E. Evans-Pritchard, Clifford Geertz, Victor Turner and Jean Comaroff approach the idea of religion and politics as ordered reality. I will then examine the ways in which they are similar and dissimilar to each other while also addressing the benefits and drawbacks of separating religion and politics

seen occurring in many aspects of our daily life as well as in many aspects of religion and culture. Liminality is a term that is derived from the word “limen” which is a Latin term that directly translates to “threshold” (Turner, 1979). The term is further broken down by Turner (1979) and described as a period of transition, or a position in which one has no identity until they come out of this stage of liminality. Our lives are a constant series of liminality. We change over time and adjust to

supported by looking at theories in Malory Nye’s Religion: The Basics. The first theory regarding belief that will be used is the Reductionist Theory by Ludwig Feuerbach; followed by John Hick’s theory of “the real” and personae; and then concluded with Victor Turner’s theory on Rituals and symbolism. All the theories used will play an integral part in the film as they convey the

he mentions the three stages of a rite of passage. Anthropologist Arnold Van Gennep defines these stages as Separation, Margin, and Aggregation. Victor Turner, another anthropologist, focused on Margin, which he referred to as liminality. Not only can a rite of passage be an individual experience, but it can also be a communal experience which Turner called “communitas.” Many of us experience this “communitas” in different ways such as my Hispanic culture that experiences quinceneras. Quinceneras

The Rites of Passage and Liminality Originally developed by anthropologist Arnold van Gennep in the early 20th century in his book Rites de Passage, the term liminality refers to the concept in which participants are in the threshold stage of disorientation and suspension from the previous social norm that they were used to. When an individual goes through a rite of passage—also coined by van Gennep—he is cut off from his “old life” and is born again into a new person. However, before he can fully

Van Gennep's "Rites of Passage", Durkheim and Turner's Theory of Communitas I. Classify using Van Gennep's categories and point out aspects which would be of particular interest to Turner and to Chapple and Coons.      The Mescalero girls' puberty ceremony is an example of a "Rite of Passage," a ceremony that marks the transition of an individual from one stage of life to another (Chapple and Coons, p. 484). The ceremony marks the transition from girl

will to help fix society for the better. Sigmund Freud’s belief theories explain how the Warboys reductionist belief in Joe being a divine being, enables Joe to materialize the Warboys and compresses their potential to exercise their will for good. Victor Turner’s theory is used to find the different objects like the V8 cult, bullets, and the lock which establishes the message that it is important to stand up to power and exercise your will to stop the objectification of humans. Threefold scheme theory

this, you may be humiliated by the higher ups in the system but it is generally in this phase that a sense of comradeship is developed between you and your peers that are in the same state of liminalilty. This comradeship is described by Turner as communitas. (Turner, 1969) In the book Anthropology Southern Africa this liminal phase is compared to waiting in a queue at home affairs and how everyone in that queue is all waiting for something to happen. (Sutton, 2011) When I was in this phase at school

important to distinguish between ceremony and ritual here, the gig can be considered a ritual as it could promote transformation in an individual and is not a conformational event. The following essay discusses this ritual in two parts, firstly examining Turner 's discussion of Rites of Passage and ritual particularly Separation, liminality and Aggregation themes. Secondly the essay will suggest what this particular ritual does for identity and community and suggest that rituals, more broadly, remain essential

Drag Race: Victor Turner I went into the High Heel Drag Race having no idea what to expect. Although I was somewhat familiar with drag, I’d never been to a show before, and what I saw was an incredibly lively and enthusiastic celebration of sexuality and sensuality. I felt like I was part of something unique and closed-off, that and that anything was allowed in spirit of the performance. My observations that evening have led me to view the whole experience through the lens of Victor Turner’s anthropological