The Interpretation of Ritual

ISBN-13: 9780415330251 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 320 str.

J. La Fontaine; Jean Sybil La Fontaine

Opis

Inspired by the work of Audrey Richards, whose writing on ritual contains many of the insights that have been developed in later studies, this volume uses material drawn from all over Africa and Polynesia.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Raymond Firth Verbal and bodily rituals of greeting and parting 3. Esther Goody 'Greeting', 'begging', and the presentation of respect 4. Aidan Southall Twinship and symbolic structure 5. R.G. Abrahams Spirit, twins, and ashes in Labwor, Northern Uganda 6. Edwin Ardener Belief and the problem of women 7. J.S. La Fontaine Ritualization of women's life-crises in Bugisu 8. Monica Wilson The Wedding cakes: a study of ritual change

O autorze

J.S. La Fontaine