people in sacred roles priests jesters scholars women, especially pregnant children kings healers journalists scientists soldiers students racial minorities the homeless the aged counselors
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the nature of sacred roles - special obligations and behavioral mores - special privileges and protections - sometimes, special authority
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further ideas 1. revolutions often involve imposed desacralization and assaults on the previously-sacrosanct 2. this is because existing society is upheld or perhaps even defined by its faithful performance of its sacred roles
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Hm, relevant thread though more talking about sacredness of objects, buildings (I had in mind recent statue controversy): https://twitter.com/resonantpyre/status/1276269771709804544?s=21 …https://twitter.com/ResonantPyre/status/1276269771709804544 …
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