The Ritual Process

In The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure, Victor Turner examines rituals of the Ndembu in Zambia and develops his now-famous concept of "Communitas."

Zusammenfassung
Victor Turner examines rituals of the Ndembu in Zambia and develops his now-famous concept of 'Communitas'. He characterises it as an absolute inter-human relation beyond any form of structure. Turner demonstrates how the analysis of ritual behaviour and symbolism may be used as a key to understanding social structure and processes.

Autorentext
Turner, Victor; Abrahams, Roger; Harris, Alfred

Inhalt
I Planes of Classification in a Ritual of Life and Death 2 Paradoxes of Twinship in Ndembu Ritual 3 Liminality and Communitas 4 Communitas: Model and Process 5 Humility and Hierarchy: The Liminality of Status Elevation and Reversal