· 2013
Death and the right hand
- 422citations
- 2013year
Short summary
Robert Hertz's foundational work explores the collective representation of death, arguing that the pre-eminence of the right hand in religious symbolism stems from a fundamental polarity between the sacred and the profane, life and death.
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Key points
- The study analyzes collective representations of death, focusing on intermediary and final ceremonies.
- It investigates the religious symbolism of the right hand, linking its pre-eminence to sacredness.
- Hertz proposes that religious polarity, contrasting sacred/profane and life/death, underpins the symbolic functions of the hands.
- The research examines organic asymmetry and the characteristics and functions attributed to the right and left hands.
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Abstract
A Contribution to the Study of the Collective Representation of Death 1. The Intermediary Period 2. The Final Ceremony 3. Conclusion The Pre-eminence of the Right Hand: A Study in Religious Polarity 1. Organic Asymmetry 2. Religious Polarity 3. The Characteristics of Right and Left 4. The Functions of the Two Hands 5. Conclusion
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Field: Archeology (Arts and Humanities)
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