Discourse and the construction of society: comparative studies of myth, ritual, and classification
Myth, sentiment, and the construction of social forms -- The politics of myth -- Competing uses of the future in the present -- Ritual, rebellion, resistance : rethinking the Swazi Ncwala -- Banquets and brawls : aspects of ceremonial meals -- Festivals and massacres : reflections on St. Bartholomew...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Oxford New York Auckland Melbourne Toronto
Oxford University Press
2014
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| In: | Year: 2014 |
| Reviews: | Discourse and the Construction of Society: Comparative Studies of Myth, Ritual, and Classification, Bruce Lincoln, Oxford University Press, 2014 (ISBN 978-0-19-937236-2), xi + 282 pp., pb £23.99 (2017) (Tofighi, Fatima)
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| Edition: | Second edition |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ritual
/ Society
/ Myth
/ Society
/ Classification
/ Society
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| Further subjects: | B
Social Change
B Myth B Symbolism B Classification B Ritual B Social Structure |
| Summary: | Myth, sentiment, and the construction of social forms -- The politics of myth -- Competing uses of the future in the present -- Ritual, rebellion, resistance : rethinking the Swazi Ncwala -- Banquets and brawls : aspects of ceremonial meals -- Festivals and massacres : reflections on St. Bartholomew's Day -- Revolutionary exhumations in Spain -- The tyranny of taxonomy -- The dialectics of symbolic inversion -- The uses of anomaly -- The mythic sisterhood of Europe and Asia -- "We are all related" : the limits of inclusion at a Lakota sun dance -- Food, filth, and religious community |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 251-264 |
| Physical Description: | xvi, 282 Seiten, Illustrationen, Diagramme |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-937235-5 978-0-19-937236-2 |
