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The Disappearance of Rituals A Topology of the Present Gegenwissen One might be tempted to Hauntology One might be tempted to see Eastman in the legacy of Bartok der größten Schildkröte where the loss of the symbolic structures inherent in ritual behaviour has led to overdependence on the contingent to steer identity Untrammelled neoliberalism and the inexorable force of production have produced a 21st century crisis of community: a narcissistic cult of authenticity and mass turning inward are among the pathologies engendered by it