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The Ritual Process Structure and Anti-Structure
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
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In The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure, Victor Turner examines rituals of the Ndembu in Zambia and develops his now-famous concept of "Communitas." He characterizes it as an absolute inter-human relation beyond any form of structure.
The Ritual Process has acquired the status of a small classic since these lectures were first published in 1969. Turner demonstrates how the analysis... Read more
I Planes of Classification in a Ritual of Life and Death 2 Paradoxes of Twinship in Ndembu Ritual 3 Liminality and Communitas 4 Communitas: Model and Process 5 Humility and Hierarchy: The Liminality of Status Elevation and Reversal
Biography
Turner, Victor; Abrahams, Roger; Harris, Alfred
