Crying shame: metaculture, modernity, and the exaggerated death of lament
Auteur :
Wilce, James M., Jr.
Éditeur :
Wilce, James M., Jr.
ISBN :
9781405169929
Date de publication :
7 nov. 2008
Dimensions :
23,6 x 15,9 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
596 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
For millennia, lamenting expressing grief through crying songs, often in a collective ritual context both sustained and challenged communities around the world. In recent centuries, however, communities that once joined together in lament have rejected it, in apparent shame.