Verbatim quote · defining passage

“Myth provides a narrative explanation for the vagaries of the imperative exchange that is ritual: the community gives what is prescribed to the central being, who, in return, ensures that the community will have more of the sustenance out of which a portion is returned to the central being.”

— Adam Katz, Hypothesis/Practice Vs. Narrative: The Iterative Center · Sep 2020 · GABlog