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February 19, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Containment Without Explanation

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AAAndres Sebastian Bonomi Aguirre

Key Points

  • The aim is to propose a reinterpretation of ritualization as a functional containment strategy in situations of uncertainty.
  • Analyzed the role of ritualization in handling anomalous objects.
  • Examined ritual as a behavioral interface during epistemic failure.
  • Reframed the concept of ritual from symbolic expression to a protocol of action.
  • Rituals were shown to stabilize interactions when faced with inexplicable objects.
  • In this context, rituals serve as protocols that emphasize regulated actions over narrative meanings.

Abstract

This paper proposes a functional reinterpretation of ritualization as a containment strategy deployed when anomalous objects cannot be explained but must be handled. Ritual is analyzed not as symbolic expression but as a behavioral interface that stabilizes interaction under epistemic failure.The study reframes ritual as protocol rather than meaning, emphasizing regulated action over narrative resolution.

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Andres Sebastian Bonomi Aguirre (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6996a887ecb39a600b3ef5c0https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18666306
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