Combat carried fraternal relations out of ritual deference into shared authority
Evidence
The measured and ritual relations of the pre-war period give way to totally new relations. The two brothers are integrated in a specific action and obey a single authority. ā Frantz Fanon, A Dying Colonialism, 370
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: State dependence on soldiersā bodies secured social bargaining power; Combatants grasp their own essence only by being the object of an opponentās weapon ā GreĢgoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 611; Turning to armed struggle dissolves filial deference and creates individual autonomy ā Frantz Fanon, A Dying Colonialism, 351 (+2 more)
Related
- Turning to armed struggle dissolves filial deference and creates individual autonomy (similarity 0.81)
- Combatants grasp their own essence only by being the object of an opponentās weapon (similarity 0.81)
Broader Connections
- Conflict destructive at one level can integrate the larger group
#expands(0.72) ā Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_ā¦, 280