Breaking military taboo evokes a sense of sacred transgression, not mere action

Evidence

“Shit!” Hervouët finally whispered, furious. A vague, appalling ghost of the sacred suddenly appeared in the forest, conjured out of the depths of the army barracks: they had laid hands on the arcana. No one could foresee the consequences. — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 474

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 474
• XREF: connects to: Military obedience can mask a private rebellion against authority itself — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 258; Chamorro spiritual connection to land makes military desecration a cultural assault.; The colonized turn a passive cultural element into a taboo weapon of resistance — Frantz Fanon, A Dying Colonialism, 165 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Military obedience can mask a private rebellion against authority itself #exemplifies (0.72) — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 258
• The colonized turn a passive cultural element into a taboo weapon of resistance #complicates (0.50) — Frantz Fanon, A Dying Colonialism, 165