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Émile Durkheim conceived of time and space as collections of moments and regions mediated through collective life (Durkheim 1915). Thus, a Lamotrekese life history may be arranged around important rituals performed by the community, and the Lamotrekese landscape can be described with the help of important places on the island, either important to an individual or in some way special in the society’s view. The retreat weekend is a performance of this kind of collective life, defining and placing the Lamotrekese concept of person in island time and based upon certain places.
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Werle, K. (2014). Building (the) Place: Lamotrekese Landscape and Initiation into the Adult Catholic Community. In: Landscape of Peace. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-05832-6_21
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