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Symbolic Anthropology and the Interpretation of Rituals

Quick fact

Anthropologist Victor Turner observed that in the liminal phase of a ritual, participants become symbolically 'invisible'—stripped of their normal social status—and enter a state of 'communitas,' bonded together equally.

Why this is interesting

Have you ever wondered why a handshake or a wedding ring carries so much weight? Rituals are everywhere, and they speak a language we often don't realize we're reading.