ANTHRO 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: East Los Angeles College, Homicide, Syncretism
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Salvation rituals (change the way you are. Revitalization rituals (return back to your old ways. Fundamental to human social existence and is central to theories regarding the nature of society. Violence may be seen as cultural expression, practice, and/or performance/ can also unite a community. Little rocks homicide rates surpasses new york"s and la"s. Family that is going to be with them no matter what they do (support system). Two rituals: beaten (show me what you are worth) or sexualized. Ritual is also a way a society remembers: through habit, through bodily practices. A religious movement characterized by a return to fundamental principles, usually including a resistance to modernization and an emphasis on certainty through a literal interpretation of scriptures. Sometimes they believe that religion should be relevant to all parts of the society. Think on everyone believing in a certain type of god (theo-normalcy and privilege) May split rather than unify society (race, sexual orientation, gender)
