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What do rituals represent and pass on?
Rituals represent and pass on the values and orders on which a community is based.
What is the original meaning of the symbol (Greek: symbolon)?
The symbol (Greek: symbolon) originally referred to the sign of recognition between guest-friends (tessera bospitalis).
How did guest-friends show recognition between each other?
One guest-friend broke a clay tablet in two, kept one half for himself and gave the other half to another as a sign of guest-friendship.
What unique process is mentioned in the text in relation to man's connection to the world?
The unique process by which man makes himself at home in the world is constituted by the fact that every act of recognition.
What is recognition?
Recognition means knowing something as that with which we are already acquainted.
Test your knowledge of rituals and symbolism with this quiz. Explore the significance of rituals in representing and transmitting values within a community. Delve into the origins of symbols and their role in communication.
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