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The Forest of Symbols: Aspects of Ndembu Ritual
Victor Turner
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Description for The Forest of Symbols: Aspects of Ndembu Ritual
Paperback. Num Pages: 417 pages, Photos, diagrams. BIC Classification: HRKT; HRLF; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 510. Aspects of Ndembu Ritual. 405 pages, Photos, diagrams. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HRKT; HRLF; JFSL9; JHM. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 26. Weight: 506.
Product Details
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
405
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Condition
New
Number of Pages
417
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801491016
SKU
V9780801491016
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About Victor Turner
Victor Turner (1920-1983) was professor of religion and anthropology at the University of Chicago. He authored many books, including The Forest of Symbols: Aspects of Ndembu Ritual, Dramas, Fields, and Metaphors: Symbolic Action in Human Society, and Revelation and Divination in Ndembu Ritual, all published by Cornell.
Reviews for The Forest of Symbols: Aspects of Ndembu Ritual
This is a collection of ten essays dealing with various aspects of symbolism and ritual among the Ndembu of Zambia in central Africa.... Using data of extraordinary richness, it presents some of the most provocative and suggestive theories recently advanced in the study of ritual behavior and symbolism... It provides one of the few postwar studies sure to rank as ... Read more