A collection of ten of the most brilliant and important essays on ritual yet written. These papers by Victor Turner... are all seminal and distinguished. ? American Anthropologist
A pioneering work of high quality, this collection of anthropological studies provides one of the most detailed records available for an African society-or indeed for any group-of the semantics of ritual symbolism. It combines unusually detailed ethnographic description, based upon field work among the Ndembu of Zambia, with remarkable theoretical sophistication. Professor Turner describes the ritual phenomena in terms both of practice and of their sociological and psychological implications within a preliterate society.
Case histories illustrate the function of ritual in creating community harmony. Data on circumcision rites and medical practices and an essay on color classification have wide implications for comparative analysis. Excellent photographs and useful diagrams complement the text.
| ISBN: | 9780801491016 |
| Publication date: | 28th February 1970 |
| Author: | Victor W Turner |
| Publisher: | Cornell University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 405 pages |
| Genres: |
Social and cultural anthropology Cultural studies: customs and traditions Ethnic studies Indigenous, ethnic and folk religions and spiritual beliefs Sociology African history |
A collection of ten of the most brilliant and important essays on ritual yet written. These papers by Victor Turner... are all seminal and distinguished. ? American Anthropologist
A pioneering work of high quality, this collection of anthropological studies provides one of the most detailed records available for an African society-or indeed for any group-of the semantics of ritual symbolism. It combines unusually detailed ethnographic description, based upon field work among the Ndembu of Zambia, with remarkable theoretical sophistication. Professor Turner describes the ritual phenomena in terms both of practice and of their sociological and psychological implications within a preliterate society.
Case histories illustrate the function of ritual in creating community harmony. Data on circumcision rites and medical practices and an essay on color classification have wide implications for comparative analysis. Excellent photographs and useful diagrams complement the text.
The Forest of Symbols features in the following genres: Social and cultural anthropology, Cultural studies: customs and traditions, Ethnic studies, Indigenous, ethnic and folk religions and spiritual beliefs, Sociology, African history
The Forest of Symbols is available in Paperback
The Forest of Symbols was written by Victor W Turner and published by Cornell University Press
The Forest of Symbols has 405 pages
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