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symbolic inversion: a standalone construct

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Folklore studies

any act that reverses or negates accepted cultural codes and social roles, such as role reversal in festivals, which can comment on and renew order.

In folklore studies, symbolic inversion refers to any act that reverses or negates accepted cultural codes and social roles, such as role reversal in festivals, which can comment on and renew order. This meaning comes from Babcock (1978) in The reversible world.[1]

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References

Babcock, B. A. (Ed.). (1978). The reversible world: Symbolic inversion in art and society. Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801411120

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