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Communitas: The Anthropology of Collective Joy (Contemporary Anthropology of Religion)
Edith Turner
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Description for Communitas: The Anthropology of Collective Joy (Contemporary Anthropology of Religion)
Hardcover. Communitas is inspired fellowship; a group's pleasure in sharing common experiences; being 'in the zone' - as in music, sport, and work; the sense felt by a group when their life together takes on full meaning. The experience of communitas, almost beyond strict definition and with almost endless variations, often appears unexpectedly. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 475.
Communitas is inspired fellowship; a group's pleasure in sharing common experiences; being 'in the zone' - as in music, sport, and work; the sense felt by a group when their life together takes on full meaning. The experience of communitas, almost beyond strict definition and with almost endless variations, often appears unexpectedly.
Communitas is inspired fellowship; a group's pleasure in sharing common experiences; being 'in the zone' - as in music, sport, and work; the sense felt by a group when their life together takes on full meaning. The experience of communitas, almost beyond strict definition and with almost endless variations, often appears unexpectedly.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Anthropology of Religion
Number of Pages
258
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230339057
SKU
V9780230339057
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About Edith Turner
Edith Turner is Lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Virginia, USA, specializing in the study of ritual, religion, and consciousness. She has been researching the field of symbol/ritual for nearly 60 years - formerly in collaboration with her husband, renowned anthropologist Victor Turner - and has conducted fieldwork in Zambia, Northern Alaska, rural Ireland, Central and South America, Europe, ... Read more
Reviews for Communitas: The Anthropology of Collective Joy (Contemporary Anthropology of Religion)
"A monument to the serial careers of a remarkable anthropological couple." Barbara Tedlock, professor of Anthropology, SUNY Buffalo "Just suppose someone did know just exactly what community is, and how to resolve its complexities by revealing the communitas behind it, that would be Edie Turner, and this book would be the way she does it, for once ... Read more