Perfect Fools: Sanctity, Madness, and the Theory of Ambiguous Performance

The theory of cultural pragmatics describes the process through which social actors guide their symbolic performances. However, this theory has not paid sufficient attention to the audience’s role in constructing the meaning of these performances. Instead of positing that the intended meanings perfo...

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Main Author: Madigan, Todd (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2025
In: Religions
Year: 2025, Volume: 16, Issue: 3
Further subjects:B Social Performance
B cultural pragmatics
B construction of meaning
B holy fools
B audience interpretation
B ambiguous performance
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