Understanding Rituals explores how ritual can be understood within the framework of contemporary social anthropology, and shows that ritual is now one of the most fertile fields of anthropological research. The contributors demonstrate how rituals create and maintain - or transform - a society's cultural identity and social relations. By examining specific rituals from various theoretical viewpoints, they reveal the ultimate and contradictory values to which each society as a whole is attached.
| ISBN: | 9780415061216 |
| Publication date: | 29th October 1992 |
| Author: | Daniel de Coppet |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 132 pages |
| Series: | European Association of Social Anthropologists |
| Genres: |
Society and culture: general Sociology Anthropology |
Understanding Rituals explores how ritual can be understood within the framework of contemporary social anthropology, and shows that ritual is now one of the most fertile fields of anthropological research. The contributors demonstrate how rituals create and maintain - or transform - a society's cultural identity and social relations. By examining specific rituals from various theoretical viewpoints, they reveal the ultimate and contradictory values to which each society as a whole is attached.
Understanding Rituals features in the following genres: Society and culture: general, Sociology, Anthropology
Understanding Rituals is available in Paperback
Understanding Rituals was written by Daniel de Coppet and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Understanding Rituals has 132 pages
Yes it is part of European Association of Social Anthropologists series
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