Word: ritualizes
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...annual seminar in Las Vegas, Marsic saw a ritual in which the ashes of a deceased Raelian, who had been cremated, were sprinkled in a forest to demonstrate that "we are a part of the infinite." The ceremony, he says, also helped "to remind us that life is something that we should care for and that we never know how long we will live. That?s why we should appreciate every moment we are alive...
...Original Amateur Hour as reconceived by Jerry Springer. And The Bachelor wed--literally--'50s gender relations with 21st century sex. The show's secret (clear to its viewers but not to the paleofeminists and moralists who decried it) is that while The Bachelor pretended to celebrate a primitive dating ritual, its audience was meant to laugh at it. That's why its viewers, mostly young women, watched: they didn't aspire to be one of the 25 dewy-eyed dim-bos seeking their M.R.S. degree any more than your average young male Fear Factor viewer wants to eat earthworms...
Herrera said he envisions Richard III as a man caught in a single-mindedly religious society. In order to gain political power, Richard exploits the religiosity of the society, using ritual sacrifice and violence...
...play is dark in imagery and subject matter. There’s also a danger of the audience being alienated from things not palatable to a Western audience, like ritual sacrifice,” Herrera said. “I want to capture the beauty of Aztec society. The light, vibrant aspects of the culture will provide a good contrast...
...writing about how genocide in the Cambodian context is kind of like a religion,” she says. “I’m defining religion according to Durkheim’s terms—it’s a kind of belief and ritual.” She continues, “I’m really interested in human capabilities, which is why I’m interested in poetry, music, stuff like that. Genocide is just another one of those human capabilities, it’s how you basically live death...