Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

Supporting your high street Find out how »
The Forest of Symbols : Aspects of Ndembu Ritual, Paperback / softback Book

The Forest of Symbols : Aspects of Ndembu Ritual Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours

Description

A collection of ten of the most brilliant and important essays on ritual yet written.

These papers by Victor Turner... are all seminal and distinguished. - American AnthropologistA pioneering work of high quality, this collection of anthropological studies provides one of the most detailed records available for an African society—or indeed for any group—of the semantics of ritual symbolism.

It combines unusually detailed ethnographic description, based upon field work among the Ndembu of Zambia, with remarkable theoretical sophistication.

Professor Turner describes the ritual phenomena in terms both of practice and of their sociological and psychological implications within a preliterate society. Case histories illustrate the function of ritual in creating community harmony.

Data on circumcision rites and medical practices and an essay on color classification have wide implications for comparative analysis.

Excellent photographs and useful diagrams complement the text.

Information

Save 11%

£27.99

£24.69

Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
Add to Basket
Sign in to add to wishlist
 
Free Home Delivery

on all orders

 
Pick up orders

from local bookshops

Information