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#148 | From Sacred to Spectacle - How Culture Traded Ritual For Performance
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- Jun 9, 2026
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We’ve experienced a massive cultural shift from a ritual based to performance based society. I use the examples of matrimony and clothing to illustrate this. We’ve traded in ritual matrimony for elaborate weddings as well as appropriate dress for costumes. LINKS: Quote from beginning - Matrimony by Stephen Jenkinson Advocate for children I mention - Katy Faust https://thembeforeus.substack.com/about TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 — Shift from Ritual to Performance 05:00 — Eras of Pair Bonding 11:00 — Performative Weddings Versus Ritual Matrimony 16:00 — Marriage in Performance Culture 20:00 — New Way of Relationship ____________________ Resource: FREE 50 Essential Books & Films - https://ancientintelligence.kit.com/t.. . Weekly newsletter - https://anyashakh.substack.com Beyond the podcast, I work 1:1 with men: Read what other men have said - https://share.google/oScXWNergQbnLknbA Book a free consultation today - https://calendly.com/anyashakh/discov.. .