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Blazing the trail : way marks in the exploration of symbols /

Victor Turner (1920-1983) stands as one of the leading anthropologists of the twentieth century, known especially for his work on the process of ritual. This new collection of Turner's writings gathers seven late pieces that reflect his thoughts on such subjects as pilgrimage, sacrifice, and li...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Turner, Victor W. (Victor Witter), 1920-1983
Otros Autores: Turner, Edith L. B., 1921-
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, ©1992.
Colección:Anthropology of form and meaning.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Victor Turner (1920-1983) stands as one of the leading anthropologists of the twentieth century, known especially for his work on the process of ritual. This new collection of Turner's writings gathers seven late pieces that reflect his thoughts on such subjects as pilgrimage, sacrifice, and liminal processes. In them he reveals his debt to Freud, his views on morality, and always his fascination with ritual. Representative of Turner's mature scholarship, these essays will be of interest to scholars in literature, mythology, and religion. With its emphasis on symbolic studies, Blazing the Trail serves as a companion volume to the earlier collection of Turner's essays On the Edge of the Bush (Arizona, 1986), which focused on process and performance. The present collection includes a biographical and critical essay by Edith Turner.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxi, 181 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-173) and index.
ISBN:9780816551217
0816551219