Motif
Dance as rite of transition and reconciliation
dance_as_rite_of_transition_and_reconciliation
A motif of the Initiation and Transformative Ordeal family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
andamanese
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The Andaman Islanders: A Study in Social Anthropology CHAPTER I / THE SOCIAL ORGANISATION / CHAPTER II / CEREMONIAL CUSTOMS; lines 4795-4893 confidence: high
Dance is described as both enjoyment and ceremony: it closes mourning for the dead, was formerly held before fights, and is the ceremony by which two hostile local groups make peace.
Dance closes mourning, precedes fights in former times, and serves as the ceremony through which hostile local groups make peace.
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