Interaction Ritual Theory and Sports Fans: Emotion‚ Symbols‚ and Solidarity Sport Spectatorship has become and increasing focus of study. Fan behavior involves meaningful rituals and emotions. In this article Cottingham follows Randalls Collins theoretical work to examine the ritualistic outcomes of “collective effervescence”‚ emotional energy‚ and group symbols and solidarity among sports fans. The sociological study of sport has studied fandom and fan behavior for a long time. A lot of the
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the Dead Ritual Serenity” by Margarita Orellana illustrates the many cultural elements and traditions different indigenous regions of Mexico celebrate the Day of the Dead. The reading gives insight in the variety of forms the ritual is practiced and how many indigenous populations utilize various forms of Aztec mythology to commemorate the dead. The reading illustrates the various feasts and dances that are practice to honor the dead. Moreover‚ it explains how many of the indigenous rituals were practiced
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emphasizes the feelings of the work people. The "lonely reception room‚ lavatory‚ switchboard" (5) and the "ritual of multigraph‚ paper slip‚ coma" (7) are the feelings that only people can feel. However‚ the rooms are lonely and ritual is endless. In actuality‚ the people who work in the reception room‚ lavatory‚ and switchboard rooms feel the loneliness of working everyday‚ doing the same "rituals" over and over. The "sadness of pencils‚ neat in their boxes" (1-2) gives the reader the impression of
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by Shirley Jackson “The Lottery” serves as a mirror to see our own society and rituals at an extreme. Throughout the story the author normalizes the characters’ inhumane ritual so the reader would be able to understand the underlining meaning of the story. In our society there are rituals that we do not dare to question because they have been embedded into our lives. The character Old Man Warner justifies such rituals by saying‚ on page 142‚ “There’s always been a lottery.” he himself not entirely
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the importance of rituals in modern society Durkheim’s theories on ritual are an integral part of his work on religion‚ outlined in his book ‘The Elementary Forms of Religious Life’. Rites are defined by Durkheim as ‘determined modes of action’ (Durkheim‚ 1915‚ pg. 36). They are ceremonies that are active expressions of particular beliefs or aspects of a religion. It is necessary to consider and assess the theories on religion before examining and assessing those on rites and ritual specifically. Durkheim
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Body Ritual in Nacirema When I started reading Miner’s “Body Rituals among the Nacirema” I wasn’t really ‘reading’ it. By the end of the first page‚ it “hit me” and I had to start reading it over again. Realizing the essay was speaking of Americans gave me a whole different perspective. I found some of it quite amusing as well as enlightening. My feeling is that the author intended the reader to see our own ethnocentrism and question our own acts towards others with whom we are not familiar
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There are many ceremonies in the Choctaw tribe‚ and all are very interesting. The most popular of these is the Head Flattening Ceremony‚ the Bone Picker Ritual‚ and the Sun Ritual. First off‚ the Head Flattening Ceremony. When a male was born the Choctaw would attach a board to the infant’s head. This would flatten the heads of the children. This was common‚ but since the tradition was not passed down throughout the years‚ the purpose or reasoning behind this is not clear. However‚ if I had to
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To start‚ the Ibo people have many societal rituals in their culture where women have major parts in them. For example‚ the Uri ritual is a ceremony where the suitor brings palm-oil to everyone in the bride’s family; this is primarily a woman’s ritual because the bride’s mother is expected to make food for the entire village with the help of other women. Also‚ during the Feast of the New Yam women have a role in taking the yams from the old harvest‚ and making yam foo-foo‚ which is a soup with mostly
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Body Ritual among the Nacirema Kim Wilson Ivy Tech Community College This article written by‚ Horace Miner‚ was my first read in where I was shocked to discover such barbaric rituals from other areas of life. I took the time to re-read this article several times. I have learned of many different cultures in where people do things that seem out of the ordinary; however the beliefs and practices of the Nacirema people just seem outlandish. According to‚ Professor Linton‚ who brought the
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Of Quartz‚ it’s a Crystal Ritual John Berger (n.d.) once said‚ “That we find a crystal or a poppy beautiful means that we are less alone‚ that we are more deeply inserted into existence than the course of a single life would leave us to believe”. Rituals leave the believer with the undeniable feeling that they are not alone in this world. The act of cleansing and charging crystals is no different. Straightaway‚ when one thinks of crystals they imagine a hippie living in Sedona trying to peddle their
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