Unit 9 The taboos in Western culture and Etiquette
Unit 9 The Taboos in Western Culture and Etiquette
Part 1 Background building Part 2 Some Knowledge about Taboo Taboo drinks Taboo Taboo food number
Part 1 Background building Part 2 Some Knowledge about Taboo Taboo food Taboo drinks Taboo number
Part 1 Background building Taboois a ritually sanctioned Taboo prohibition against contact with a thing, a person or an activity. The word itself originated in Polynesia where taboo played an important cultural role, but the concept is universal The use of the word“ taboo” is drawn fron“tapu meaning"not allowed ', and traces back to the year of 1777 and the English explorer Captain James Cook, visiting a place he named "the Friendly Islands(now Tonga)
Part 1 Background building Taboo “Taboo” is a ritually sanctioned prohibition against contact with a thing, a person or an activity. The word itself originated in Polynesia, where taboo played an important cultural role, but the concept is universal. The use of the word “taboo” is drawn from “tapu”, meaning “not allowed”, and traces back to the year of 1777 and the English explorer Captain James Cook, visiting a place he named “the Friendly Islands” (now Tonga)
Taboo Superstitions It means a belief, practice, or rite irrationally maintained by ignorance of the laws of nature or by faith in magic or chance; or irrational belief that an object, an action, or a circumstance not logically related to a course of events influences the outcome. It means a prohibition, excluding something from use. approach, or mention because of its sacred and inviolable nature, or a ban or an inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
Taboo = Superstitions ? It means a belief, practice, or rite irrationally maintained by ignorance of the laws of nature or by faith in magic or chance; or irrational belief that an object, an action, or a circumstance not logically related to a course of events influences the outcome. It means a prohibition, excluding something from use, approach, or mention because of its sacred and inviolable nature, or a ban or an inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
Taboo)≠ Superstitions notes: But sometimes, the concept of taboo and superstition can interlace with one another, for example, the people's attitude toward the number 135) in western countries
Taboo ≠ Superstitions Notes: But sometimes, the concept of taboo and superstition can interlace with one another, for example, the people’s attitude toward the number “13” in western countries