Ritual textuality: pattern and motion in performance
Auteur :
Tomlinson, Matt
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780199341146
Date de publication :
17 avr. 2014
Dimensions :
15,5 x 23,1 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
272 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
How do rituals achieve their effects? Matt Tomlinson approaches this classic question from a new angle, arguing that participants condition their own expectations of ritual success by interactively creating distinct textual patterns. He presents vivid examples from Fiji, ranging from a Pentecostal "crusade" to missionary reports of "happy deaths."