Rituals, anthropologists will tell us, are about...

Rituals, anthropologists will tell us, are about transformation. The rituals we use for marriage, baptism or inaugurating a president are as elaborate as they are because we associate the ritual with a major life passage, the crossing of a critical threshold, or in other words, with transformation.

Abraham Verghese Quote About Baptism, President, Use: Rituals Anthropologists Will Tell Us...

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