UNISA – Anthropology – 3rd year (2015)
Semester 2.
Module - APY3703
Themes in Anthropology: The relevance of ritual.
1. According to Ron Grimes, what is the difference between a “ritualist” and a
“ritologist”?
2. Arnold van Gennep distinguished three types of rituals. Name these three.
3. Ritual sacra consists of three manifestations. Name these three.
4. How does Turner distinguish the difference between the “liminal” and the “liminoid”?
5. Venda women still regard the Vhusha ritual as relevant. Give two reasons for this.
6. Male initiation ritual in Papua New Guinea has six stages. What do the last three
stages of the ritual entail?
7. In what way can the Olympic Games be viewed as a form of ritual? Name two
aspects.
Semester 2.
Module - APY3703
Themes in Anthropology: The relevance of ritual.
1. According to Ron Grimes, what is the difference between a “ritualist” and a
“ritologist”?
2. Arnold van Gennep distinguished three types of rituals. Name these three.
3. Ritual sacra consists of three manifestations. Name these three.
4. How does Turner distinguish the difference between the “liminal” and the “liminoid”?
5. Venda women still regard the Vhusha ritual as relevant. Give two reasons for this.
6. Male initiation ritual in Papua New Guinea has six stages. What do the last three
stages of the ritual entail?
7. In what way can the Olympic Games be viewed as a form of ritual? Name two
aspects.
