The Forest of Symbols: Aspects of Ndembu Ritual

Turner, Victor

ISBN 10: 0801491010 / ISBN 13: 9780801491016

Edité par Cornell University Press, 1970

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Synopsis :

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.

À propos de l?auteur: Victor Turner (1920-1983) was professor of religion and anthropology at the University of Chicago. He authored many books, including The Forest of Symbols: Aspects of Ndembu Ritual, Dramas, Fields, and Metaphors: Symbolic Action in Human Society, and Revelation and Divination in Ndembu Ritual, all published by Cornell.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Forest of Symbols: Aspects of Ndembu ...
Éditeur : Cornell University Press
Date d'édition : 1970
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Fair
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket