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Catharsis is Jiang's term for the purgative release of emotion, especially through crying in response to tragedy.
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catharsis
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The purgative process by which pity and theater transform the observer through recognition of self in others.
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Jiang's term for the cult's theory that jealousy, fear, and ego can be purged through emotionally violent sexual scenes.
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Introduced with epiphany as Greek tragedy's purgative emotional effect; the fuller explanation continues beyond this focus packet. The purging of emotion through tragic identification: crying out hubris, hatred, and other feelings so one becomes whole and connected to the character.
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Jiang explicitly sets the next problem as a causal one: art expands imagination, but the lecture still has to explain why expanded imagination should prepare a person for virtue, catharsis, or purgatory.
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Jiang explicitly identifies Dante's response to tragic art as crying and uses that response to open a broader theory of catharsis.
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Catharsis is defined by Jiang as purging or releasing emotion, with crying treated as the bodily discharge through which tragedy works on the soul.
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Jiang adds a communal dimension: a group that cries together over tragedy becomes connected to one another, so catharsis is also a mechanism of community formation.
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Jiang says pity in Inferno is part of catharsis: by seeing oneself in tragic figures, the reader or pilgrim purges fear, pride, and anger.
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Jiang says the cult interprets Judith's scream during her husband's staged infidelity as catharsis that burns away ego, possessiveness, and fear until the divine spark remains.
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Greek tragedy operates through epiphany and catharsis: spectators see hubris destroy tragic figures and are moved toward humility.
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Jiang defines catharsis as the purging of feelings such as hubris and hatred through tears, leaving the person more whole.
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"...would that make you a much more virtuous person ready for catharsis, ready for purgatory? Why would the first step to self -salvation or..."
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"...that made you cry. Alright? What does crying do? Yeah, it's catharsis, right? Okay? Catharsis. Does everyone know what catharsis means? What is catharsis?"
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"Yeah. It's purging. You understand? Catharsis literally means purging. Basically, throw up and release your emotions. Okay? That's what crying is. You're purging yourself...."
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"That's right. That's right. That's right. So that's the idea here. Where if you where a tragedy is watched by a group of people..."
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"...them yes exactly right this is part of something called the catharsis process he is in hell to purge himself of his fear and..."
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"Okay? And this is a very disturbing scene. And it's so disturbing. We're not going to read it together. Okay? But if you're interested..."
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"...okay so the idea of greek tragedy is um epiphany and catharsis so if you look at uh greek tragedy there's a very common..."
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"...a connection with that person you cry and this leads to catharsis okay catharsis is basically purge whatever feelings that you have you cry..."
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"mocking at least rob's death so i give a lot of grace to people who have that sort of story it's not exactly my..."
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"So I'm going to want change. And I mean, open borders was a huge issue, and the Democrats refused to address this issue. So..."
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"...in a different perspective, say, this is just theater. This is catharsis. This is entertainment for the masses, right? This is like back to..."
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