Dramas, Fields, and Metaphors: Symbolic Action in Human Society (Symbol, Myth, and Ritual Series) Summary and Reviews

Dramas, Fields, and Metaphors: Symbolic Action in Human Society (Symbol, Myth, and Ritual Series)
by Victor Turner

Dramas, Fields, and Metaphors: Symbolic Action in Human Society (Symbol, Myth, and Ritual Series)
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Author: Victor Turner
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1975-10
ISBN: 0801491517
Number of pages: 309
Publisher: Cornell University Press

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Book Review: Masterful Essays in Symbolic Anthropology
Summary: 5 Stars

The role of culture in human societies is explored through a combination of empirical research and the nimble mind and imaginative powers of the late Victor Turner. This collection will prove especially useful to students of comparative religion, social/cultural anthropology, literature, performance, and the visual arts. Turner's essays are far from dry. They thrill with their ability to combine close observations of the "exotic" beliefs of non-Western peoples and cutting edge insights into more familiar cultural dimensions of everyday life in western Europe and the United States.

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