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DESCRIPTION:Disputes over rituals have given rise to major revolutionary mo
 vements in human history. This is true for the Protestant Revolution of 16
 <sup>th</sup> century Europe\, perhaps the most important revolution in th
 e making of the modern world\, but also for the failed Mutiny and Taiping 
 risings of 19<sup>th</sup> century in India and China\, as well as for the
  various atheistic Communist revolutions in Asia. These disputes over ritu
 als are often interpreted as “sideshows” of the <em>real</em> politica
 l struggles or as “the hidden registers of resistance”\, but in fact\,
  they are <em>really </em>about the efficacy\, rationality\, or “sinceri
 ty” of certain rituals. Such controversies have immense impact on the va
 lues and political orientations of people\, as is shown by the rise of veg
 etarianism and non-violent politics in India. In China and Vietnam\, the a
 nti-superstition and anti-cult aspects of repressive authoritarianism have
  had huge consequences. The repression of certain rituals does not result 
 in the abolition of all ritual. In fact\, Protestantism and Communism have
  come up with their own rituals. This talk will discuss the dynamic of rit
 ual and anti-ritual from an anthropological viewpoint in general\, theoret
 ical terms\, but will take its examples from India\, China\, and Vietnam.\
 nVortragende(r): Peter van der Veer
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LOCATION:Zoom Event
SUMMARY:Peter van der Veer: "Rituals and Revolutions"
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