ANTH 0780 1nd Edition Lecture 11 Outline of Last Lecture I. Language used in ritualA. Victor Turner defined three stages1. SeparationMargin2. AggregationB. InterestsC. Liminal statesD. Most interested in the margin in this chapterE. Communitas F. LiminalityStructural AuthorityA. Turner B. Importance of CommunitasC. Examples of marginality II. Dialectic and Social StructureA. DialecticB. Dialectic of RitualOutline of Current Lecture I. PowerA. Structure (Power of the strong)B. Communitas (Power of the weak)C. Dialectic between structure and communitasII. Victor Turner’s ExamplesA. CommunitasB. Strong legal authority through patriliny1. TallensiThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.III. NuerA. Weak legal authority B. Matrilineal descentC. NtoroCurrent LectureI. PowerA. Structure (Power of the strong)– Arrangement of statuses or positions – Institutionalized(Norms associated)B. Communitas (Power of the weak) – EgalitarianC. Dialectic between structure and communitas- structure gives rise to conflict as communitas levels the conflictII. Victor Turner’s ExamplesA. Communitas1. Millenarian movements and Hippies/Beat Generation2. Important because suggests that structure and communitas are experienced in every type of culture and society.B. Strong legal authority through patriliny1. Tallensistates that communitas is “hidden”/ “submerged” in matriarchal ancestorsIII. NuerA. Weak legal authority of mother’s brother over the mother’s son countered by strong friendship and mystical authority B. Matrilineal descent is the basis for political, ritual, and legal purposes C. Ntoro, or father-son link, important ritually for symbolizing strength of
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