– Denne boka er veleigna for innføring i antropologi eller liknande studiar. Boka krinsar kring symbol sine vekselverknader og stadig skiftande betydning i høve til konteksten. Turner tek gjennom fleire essays utgangspunkt i afrikanske stammesamfunn, der han kort presenterar deira kultur generelt, og bruk av symbol spesielt. Boka er delt inn i delar der ulike samfunnsområde med tilhøyrande symbolpraksis vert presentert. Stikkord er forhold mellom like folk - forhold mellom ulike folk. Ung, vaksen, gamal - stadige overgangsriter og seremoniar der riter og symbol inngår i eit komplekst spel i den stadige samfunnsdefineringa. Individet blir definert og redefinert i høve til skiftande ritualpraksis og overgangsriter.
Forest of Symbols
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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 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
Les merA 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.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Cornell University Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 417
- ISBN
- 9780801491016
- Utgivelsesår
- 1970
- Format
- 22 x 14 cm
Om forfatteren
Victor Turner (1920–1983) was professor of religion and anthropology at the University of Chicago. He authored many books, including Dramas, Fields, and Metaphors: Symbolic Action in Human Society and Revelation and Divination in Ndembu Ritual, both published by Cornell.
Anmeldelser
«
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