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This essay is concerned with the lie in evolution and the evolution of the lie. Lie will lead to liturgy and to sanctity, and we shall be concerned as much with them as with lying. Ordinary lies and their relationship to sanctity will be considered first, and then we shall proceed to the rituals in which sanctity is grounded and out of which it may have emerged, attending largely to liturgical form and performance and touching only lightly on what their symbols may represent. Discussion of ritual and sanctity will make it possible to identify forms bearing a family resemblance to ordinary lies. I designate them vedic lies, lies of oppression, diabolic lies and idolatry.
This paper was prepared for the symposium “Lying and Deceit”, Mary Douglas, Convenor, held at Cumberland Lodge, Egham, February 22–24, 1974, under the joint sponsorship of The Royal Anthropological Institute and The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Foundation of St. Catherine’s.
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Rappaport, R.A. (1976). Liturgies and Lies. In: Dux, G., Luckmann, T. (eds) Contributions to the Sociology of Knowledge / Contributions to the Sociology of Religion. Internationales Jahrbuch für Wissens- und Religionssoziologie / International Yearbook for Sociology of Knowledge and Religion, vol 10. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-663-14483-0_3
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