Separation and inclusion : analysis of a dramatic gesture. 1969.

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Barden, Garrett. Separation and inclusion : analysis of a dramatic gesture.

Separation and inclusion : analysis of a dramatic gesture. 1969.

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Initiation ceremony as example of van Genneps theory of three movements in rituals; conceived as dramatic presentation; snatching away of initiand underlines separation from everyday life; separation in liturgical drama often part of overall action (comparison of Aboriginal preparation for dance with Catholic vestments); inclusion of hero into dramatic community, formed by separation of other actors; identification of the liturgical world with the time of the myth; relationship of the liturgical with the sacred.

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