Ritual Communication - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1847882951 ISBN 13 : 9781847882950

Editeur : Berg Publishers, 2009

Synopsis

Ritual Communication examines how people create and express meaning through verbal and non-verbal ritual. Ritual communication extends beyond collective religious expression. It is an intrinsic part of everyday interactions, ceremonies, theatrical performances, shamanic chants, political demonstrations and rites of passage. Despite being largely formulaic and repetitive, ritual communication is a highly participative and self-oriented process. The ritual is shaped by time, space and the individual body as well as by language ideologies, local aesthetics, contexts of use, and relations among participants. Ritual Communication draws on a wide range of contemporary cultures - from Africa, America, Asia, and the Pacific - to present a rich and diverse study for students and scholars of anthropology, sociology and sociolinguistics.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Gunter Senft is senior research fellow at the Max-Planck-Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen and extraordinary Professor of General Linguistics at the University of Cologne.

Ellen B. Basso is Professor Emerita of Anthropology, University of Arizona.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Berg Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1847882951
• ISBN 13: 9781847882950
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 398
• Éditeur: Senft Gunter
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• Personne responsable: non disponible