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“To me the riots made me think of the potlatch, this is a term that is used for gatherings between rival Indian tribes. During such gatherings property was ritually demolished and food was wasted. In all kinds of cultures there was and still is an existence of destructive rituals or festivals, where the existing order is temporarily abandoned…” | “To me the riots made me think of the potlatch, this is a term that is used for gatherings between rival Indian tribes. During such gatherings property was ritually demolished and food was wasted. In all kinds of cultures there was and still is an existence of destructive rituals or festivals, where the existing order is temporarily abandoned…” | ||
- | “In all cultures where destructive intoxication had a ritual form, the rituals were aimed at protecting rationality against the underlying urge of the desire, the heterogeneous. By admitting to the beast every once in a while, worse outbursts were prevented. Thereby the system was not affected, and could be sustained. We see the same now. High sanction | + | “In all cultures where destructive intoxication had a ritual form, the rituals were aimed at protecting rationality against the underlying urge of the desire, the heterogeneous. By admitting to the beast every once in a while, worse outbursts were prevented. Thereby the system was not affected, and could be sustained. We see the same now. High sanctions |