Models and Mirrors: Towards an Anthropology of Public Events
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Models and Mirrors Towards an Anthropology of Public Events Ritual is one of the most discussed cultural practices yet its treatment in anthropological terms has been seriously limited characterized by a host of narrow conceptual distinctions One major reaso
Title: Models and Mirrors: Towards an Anthropology of Public Events
Author: Don Handelman
ISBN: 9781571811653
Page: 263
Format: Paperback
Ritual is one of the most discussed cultural practices, yet its treatment in anthropological terms has been seriously limited, characterized by a host of narrow conceptual distinctions One major reason for this situation has been the prevalence of positivist anthropologies that have viewed and summarized ritual occasions first and foremost in terms of their declared and aRitual is one of the most discussed cultural practices, yet its treatment in anthropological terms has been seriously limited, characterized by a host of narrow conceptual distinctions One major reason for this situation has been the prevalence of positivist anthropologies that have viewed and summarized ritual occasions first and foremost in terms of their declared and assumed functions By contrast, this book, which has become a classic, investigates them as epistemological phenomena in their own right Comparing public events a domain which includes ritual and related occasions the author argues that any public event must first be comprehended through the logic of its design It is the logic of organization of an occasion which establishes in large measure what that occasion is able to do in relation to the world within which it is created and practiced.
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