The Drums of Affliction: A Study of Religious Processes among the Ndembu of Zambia
Victor Turner
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.
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Année:
1981
Editeur::
Cornell University Press
Langue:
english
Pages:
326
ISBN 10:
080149205X
ISBN 13:
9780801492051
Collection:
Symbol, Myth, and Ritual
Fichier:
PDF, 31.90 MB
IPFS:
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english, 1981