In this study of the Ndembu of Zambia, ritual is examined under two aspects: as a regulator of social relations over time and as a system of symbols. Social life is thereby given direction and meaning. An extended case-study of a series of ritual performances in the life of a single village community is analysed in order to estimate the effects of participation in these symbolic events on its component groups and personalities.
| ISBN: | 9781138598942 |
| Publication date: | 22nd August 2018 |
| Author: | Victor W Turner |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 360 pages |
| Series: | African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century |
| Genres: |
Anthropology Regional / International studies |
In this study of the Ndembu of Zambia, ritual is examined under two aspects: as a regulator of social relations over time and as a system of symbols. Social life is thereby given direction and meaning. An extended case-study of a series of ritual performances in the life of a single village community is analysed in order to estimate the effects of participation in these symbolic events on its component groups and personalities.
The Drums of Affliction features in the following genres: Anthropology, Regional / International studies
The Drums of Affliction is available in Hardback
The Drums of Affliction was written by Victor W Turner and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
The Drums of Affliction has 360 pages
Yes it is part of African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century series
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