Offers a new answer to the classic question of why rituals succeed or fail.
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Matt Tomlinson has conducted anthropological research in Fiji since 1996, focusing on the intersections of culture, language, ritual, and politics. After receiving his Ph.D. in 2002, he taught for three years at Bowdoin College, and then became a lecturer at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. He is currently an Australian Research Council Future Fellow in Anthropology at The Australian National University in Canberra.
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Zustand: New. 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." Series: Oxford Ritual Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: HR; HRKT; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 166 x 14. Weight in Grams: 266. . 2014. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Artikel-Nr. V9780199341146
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