Essays about: "ritual speech"

Found 3 essays containing the words ritual speech.

  1. 1. Some formal characteristics of parallel speech in Kambera

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Leif Asplund; [2017]
    Keywords : Kambera; parallelism; ritual speech; Sumba; word pairs; Kambera; ordpar; parallelism; rituellt språk; Sumba;

    Abstract : In all languages of the eastern Indonesian island of Sumba, parallel speech is used in ritual contexts. In this study, some characteristics of parallel speech in Kambera are investigated. READ MORE

  3. 2. Between Action and Power: A Perspective on Symbolization and Ritual Efficacy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Viktor Lund; [2015]
    Keywords : social anthropology; Geertz; Turner; Tambiah; Searle; symbol; symbolization; interpretation; power; ritual; ritual efficacy; performative; speech act; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to clarify the notion of symbolization and relate it to that of ritual efficacy. It is demonstrated that terms such as “symbolization” and “symbol” are used rather loosely by prominent anthropologists and therefore require closer scrutiny. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Objects of Modernity: an Investigation of Material Culture and Mass Consumption

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Lars Malmqvist; [2007]
    Keywords : consumption; modernity; material culture; anthropological theory; ritual studies; speech act theory; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Cultural anthropology; ethnology; Kulturantropologi; etnologi; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the impact of the objects that surrounds us and the practices of consumption in which we engage on the cultural constructions we live and vice versa taking its point of departure in an examination of the objects and consumption practices that have been used in the definition of the construct of modernity in various cultures. Theoretically it develops a framework based on speech act theory and ritual studies, which is then applied to a range of case studies coming from all over the world. READ MORE