Models and Mirrors: Towards an Anthropology of Public Events

by Don Handelman

Book Overview

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 assumed functions. By contrast, this book, which has become a classic, investigates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571811656
• ISBN13: 9781571811653
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"