ANP 443 Lecture Notes - Lecture 44: Benny Hinn, Faith Healing, Curandero
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Repeated, formalized manipulation of religious symbols in sacred contexts. They fulfill practical and symbolic roles, confirmation and adult baptism symbolize spiritual transformations, but also a person"s new status and role in society. (baptism, initiations). Rituals often include sacred language and/or a special lexicon, as well as particular dress. Gives legitimacy through the perception of antiquity. Focuses attention on the sacredness of the ritual, the deity being invoked, and their part in the ritual. May be thought to please spiritual beings. Be familiar with the concept of a rite of passage, the three stages that make up a rite of passage, and the function of such rites in society. In particular, you need to understand the liminal phase. Rituals that mark a person"s movement from one social status to another (birth, puberty, marriage or ordination, and death). Usually marked by an action particular to such rites.
