Kapferer .:. The Power of Ritual

Kapferer, Bruce [ed.],
The Power of Ritual. Transition, Transformation and Transcendence in Ritual Practice. Adelaide: Univ. of Adelaide, Dep. of Anthropology, 1984. 205 Seiten mit Literaturverzeichnis und Register. Broschur. Grossoktav. 244 x 159 mm. 373 g

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* Journal of Cultural and Social Practice/ Special Issue Series Social Analysis, No. 1. - Untere Ecke bestossen.
Bestell-Nr.159212

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Kapferer | Psychologie | Soziologie | Sozialpsychologie | Ethnologie | Voelkerkunde

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THE POWER OF RITUAL:
TRANSITION, TRANSFORMATION AND
TRANSCENDENCE IN RITUAL PRACTICE
edited by Bruce Kapferer

CONTENTS

Introduction: Ritual Process and the Transformation of Context
Bruce Kapferer 3

Ritual of Antithesis: The Transformation of a Brazilian Curing Ritual
Patricia R. Pessar 20

Myth, Ritual and Population among the Marind-Anim
Thomas M. Ernst 34

Ritual, Territory and Region: The Temoq of Pahang, West Malaysia
Peter Laird 54

Keep the Hom Fires Burning: Sacrifices in Nepal
John N. Gray 81

Entertaining Demons: Comedy, Interaction and Meaning in a Sinhalese Healing Ritual
Bruce Kapferer 108

Emotion and Feeling in Sinhalese Healing Rites
Bruce Kapferer 153

Is Naven Ludic? Paradox and the Communication of Identity
Don Handelman 177

Postscript
Bruce Kapferer 192

Index 198


SPECIAL ISSUE SERIES
SOCIAL ANALYSIS
Journal of Cultural and Social Practice
Number l, February 1979
(Reprinted 1984)
@ 1984 Department of Anthropology
The University of Adelaide
North Terrace, Adelaide
South Australia 5000
ISSN 0155-977x

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