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Thursday, February 21, 2013

French Bulldog Puppy—Rites of Passage

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One year ago on Round and Square (21 February 2012)—Kanji Mastery: Radical 99 (Sweet)

[a] French Musings PD
I don't know who you are, 
but I will find you...[1]

[c] Ritual RF
...and tell you that one of my ethnographic heroes is Arnold van Gennep (1873-1957). If you have ever thought about rites of passage you are indebted to van Gennep. 

Even if you have never thought about it (them), you might want to do so. 

We don't just move in linear fashion through important stages of our lives. There are rituals (and these have all sorts of implications). It is endlessly fascinating, and Arnold van Gennep was the first who truly brought it to prominence.
           [1] I like Liam's opening, and he gave me a year's supply of biscuits to use it for the rest of the month.
[c] Passages RF
[Originally posted on May 21, 2014]
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