Betwixt and Between: The Liminal Period in Rites de Passage The paper I’ll be discussing today is Betwixt and Between: The Liminal Period in Rites de Passage by Victor Turner. This paper analyses Arnold van Gennup’s Rites of passage with a particular focus on the liminal period and the symbolic themes that arise. Rights of passage are ritualistic ceremonies that mark a change from one state of life to another. Turner defines a state as a fixed and stable condition that receives social recognition
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Cemented in the Western-art psyche from its infamous 1913 premiere‚ Stravinsky’s ballet The Rite of Spring has instigated debate ever since on Stravinsky’s motivations‚ ideological background‚ compositional methods and origins in relation to the work. Created as part of a team‚ including Roerich‚ Diaghilev‚ and‚ of course‚ Nijinsky as a new commission for Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes‚ originally intended for the 1912 Paris season‚ it has often been unclear as to the exact origins of the work’s foundations
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Boys and Girls Theme In her story‚ Boys and Girls‚ Alice Munro depicts the hardships and successes of the rite of passage into adulthood through her portrayal of a young narrator and her brother. Through the narrator‚ the subject of the profound unfairness of sex-role stereotyping‚ and the effect this has on the rites of passage into adulthood is presented. The protagonist in Munro’s story‚ unidentified by a name‚ goes through an extreme and radical initiation into adulthood‚ similar to that of
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boundary between the foreign and domestic worlds in the case of an ordinary dwelling‚ between the profane and the sacred worlds in the case of a temple. Therefore to cross the threshold is to unite oneself with a new world. (Arnold van Gennep‚ The Rites of Passage 20) When Van Helsing instructs the occidental vampire hunters about the gnostic powers of the Count in Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897)‚ he also announces the primary liminal premise of the occult: no demon can “enter anywhere at first
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brought about by community regimens of the Ilubo‚ Kalinga. No longer practiced‚ the batek of the Ilubo is a visually powerful rendering of symmetry and unity of designs. Batek now serve as an archive of culture for the group. Keywords: Tattoo‚ rites of passage‚ body adornment‚ identity‚ Kalinga INTRODUCTION My anthropological interest in body ornamentation‚ specifically in traditional tattoos‚ began in 1990. I met an old Bontoc woman who sold balatinao (red rice) in one of the old market
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one of the best composers in history in their own rite‚ but Stravinsky was able to create versatility in his
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Stravinsky’s developmental context Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (June 17‚ 1882 – April 6‚ 1971) is known not just for the breadth of diversity acknowledged in his oeuvre‚ but for the impact and contribution it has made on Western culture‚ particularly music. Indeed‚ Time magazine named him as one of the most influential people of the 20th century. At the time of Stravinsky’s birth‚ Imperial Russia was undergoing immense change in all areas of society. Upon his accession to the Russian throne
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sticks in the mud who need to get out more. The truth is‚ is that my family is a group of individuals who help each other live. We are so much alike‚ while at the same time being nothing alike that it brings us all closer. So the idea of a ritual or a rite of passage is foreign to me‚ none of us do the same things and all of our interests are completely opposite. That’s when I thought of the thing that everyone in my family does‚ we find ourselves. One common thread that runs through all of us is the
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In December 2016‚ Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. was served with a federal grand jury subpoena in connection with a criminal investigation that is tied to an incident at Simi Valley restaurant. The Denver restaurant chain shared with the Securities and exchange commission a broad range of documents that is related to the chipotle restaurant in Simi Valley that has experienced an isolated incident in August 2016. Chris Arnold in an email said that the company does not discuss the legal pending actions
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scales to represent human characters while the octatonic scales would represent supernatural beings. As a result‚ Stravinsky utilises this technique in many of his works in the Russian period. This is seen in his ballets‚ The Firebird‚ Petrushka and The Rite of Spring‚ all of which contain the two representations of “diatonic” human characters and “octatonic” supernatural beings (Griffiths; Burkholder‚ Grout & Palisca 2014‚ p. 832). Other important features that are characteristic of Stravinsky’s work
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