Class Discussion: Symbolic Action
In class we discussed regular versus symbolic action.
Symbolic action means that the action itself stands for or means something. An
example to help define this is washing hands to clean versus Pilot in the Bible
washing his hands to be done of persecuting Jesus. Symbolic action leads to
abstraction as well. For example ritual dance is often symbolic of the hunt. As
soon as you forget the symbolic action it is just a dance. For example hula
dancing is just a dance to most people but it is symbolic action for Hawaiians.
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