Eloquent bodies : Rituals in the Context of Alleviating Suffering
Hornborg, Anne-Christine LU
(2005)
In Numen
52.
p.356-394
- Abstract
- It seems that the revitalization of traditional rituals has been an
effective way of developing a new embodiment and identity. The ability of
the Canadian Mi'kmaq Indians to rework the cultural body, historically
imposed on them by the dominant society, opens the way to weeding out
destructive patterns unconsciously or consciously embedded historically in
their bodies. The ritual opens up opportunities to explore new habitus and
to employ the body in a domain shared with like-minded peers so as to
facilitate new ways of approaching the world. The rituals thus provide
redemptive opportunities for bodies that have been disempowered by
hegemonic contexts, and... (More) - It seems that the revitalization of traditional rituals has been an
effective way of developing a new embodiment and identity. The ability of
the Canadian Mi'kmaq Indians to rework the cultural body, historically
imposed on them by the dominant society, opens the way to weeding out
destructive patterns unconsciously or consciously embedded historically in
their bodies. The ritual opens up opportunities to explore new habitus and
to employ the body in a domain shared with like-minded peers so as to
facilitate new ways of approaching the world. The rituals thus provide
redemptive opportunities for bodies that have been disempowered by
hegemonic contexts, and simultaneously offer social affirmation of the new
way of being in the world. (Less)
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- author
- Hornborg, Anne-Christine
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2005
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- phenomenology, Canadian Mi'kmaq Indians, embodiment, ritual
- in
- Numen
- volume
- 52
- pages
- 356 - 394
- publisher
- Brill
- external identifiers
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- wos:000233096300003
- scopus:84966627258
- ISSN
- 0029-5973
- DOI
- 10.1163/156852705774342806
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Centre for Theology and Religious Studies (015017000)
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effective way of developing a new embodiment and identity. The ability of<br/><br>
the Canadian Mi'kmaq Indians to rework the cultural body, historically<br/><br>
imposed on them by the dominant society, opens the way to weeding out<br/><br>
destructive patterns unconsciously or consciously embedded historically in<br/><br>
their bodies. The ritual opens up opportunities to explore new habitus and<br/><br>
to employ the body in a domain shared with like-minded peers so as to<br/><br>
facilitate new ways of approaching the world. The rituals thus provide<br/><br>
redemptive opportunities for bodies that have been disempowered by<br/><br>
hegemonic contexts, and simultaneously offer social affirmation of the new<br/><br>
way of being in the world.}},
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title = {{Eloquent bodies : Rituals in the Context of Alleviating Suffering}},
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