Liminality and the Values of the Left
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In The Ritual Process the anthropologist who put Liminality on the map Victor Turner gave a list of contrasts between Liminality and Structure. There is an uncanny resemblance between these values and the values of Leftism. That is what we are going to explore in this episode which in the final episode in our exploration of Victor Turner's work in this field.  ____________________ 📚 Further Reading: - Szakolczai Á (2003) _The Genesis of Modernity_. Routledge studies in social and political thought 36. London ; New York: Routledge. - Turner VW (1995) _The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure_. The Lewis Henry Morgan lectures 1966. New York: Aldine de Gruyter. ________________ ⭐ Support the channel (thank you!) ▶ Patreon: https://patreon.com/thelivingphilosophy ▶ Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thelivingphilosophy _________________  💬 More from The Living Philosophy ▶ Discord https://discord.gg/XNd4gTpfu9 ▶ 📨 Subscribe with email: https://thelivingphilosophy.substack.com/ ________________ 🎼 Media Used: 1.  Long Note Three  — Kevin MacLeod 2.  Dreams Become Real  — Kevin MacLeod 3. Evening Fall Harp — Kevin MacLeod 4. Despair and Triumph — Kevin MacLeod 5. Permafrost — Scott Buckley 6. There’s Probably No Time — Chris Zabriskie 7.  Ether Real - Density & Time — The Grey Room Subscribe to Kevin MacLeod https://www.youtube.com/user/kmmusic Subscribe to Chris Zabriskie https://www.youtube.com/c/chriszabriskie Subscribe to The Grey Room https://www.youtube.com/@TheGreyRoom Scott Buckley - https://www.scottbuckley.com.au _________________ ⌛ Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 01:31 Liminality 03:39 Leftism 05:09 The Liminal Left - Economic/Political 07:10 Authority and Liminality  10:07 The Cultural Left and Liminality 13:39 Conclusion
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