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Victor Witter Turner

Victor Witter Turner (28 May 1920 – 18 December 1983) was a British cultural anthropologist best known for his work on symbols, rituals and rites of passage. His work, along with that of Clifford Geertz and others, is often referred to as symbolic and interpretive anthropology.

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Born 28 May 1920
Died 18 Dec 1983

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  • Cover of: The ritual process: structure and anti-structure

    Cover of edition ritualprocess0000unse First published in 1969 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The forest of symbols: aspects of Ndembu ritual

    First published in 1967 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Schism and continuity in an African society: a study of Ndembu village life

    Cover of edition schismcontinuity00turn First published in 1957 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The anthropology of performance

    First published in 1986 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The drums of affliction: a study of religious processes among the Ndembu of Zambia

    First published in 1968 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The ritual process: structure and anti-structure

    First published in 1966 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The Lozi peoples of north-western Rhodesia

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  • Cover of: Image and pilgrimage in Christian culture: anthropological perspectives

    First published in 1978 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: From ritual to theatre: the human seriousness of play

    First published in 1982 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Lunda medicine and the treatment of disease

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  • Cover of: Celebration: studies in festivity and ritual

    First published in 1982 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Lunda rites and ceremonies

    First published in 1953 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Forest of Symbols: Aspects of Ndembu Ritual

    First published in 1967 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Ndembu divination: its symbolism & techniques

    First published in 1961 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Chihamba, the white spirit: a ritual drama of the Ndembu.

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  • Cover of: Blazing the trail: way marks in the exploration of symbols

    First published in 1992 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Das Ritual. Struktur und Anti- Struktur.

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  • Cover of: La Selva de Los Simbolos

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Born 28 May 1920
Died 18 Dec 1983

Subjects

Rites and ceremonies, Ndembu (African people), Symbolism, Ethnology, Rites et cérémonies, Ritual, Religion, Symbolisme, Symbolic anthropology, Etnografie, Lunda Ndembu, Metaphor, Riten, Ethnologie, Métaphore, Ndembu (Tribu africaine), Social structure, Symbolisch interactionisme, Addresses, essays, lectures, Anthropologie, Anthropology, Aspect social, Aufsatzsammlung, Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages, Godsdiensten

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Zambia, Mwinilunga

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October 8, 2017 Edited by dcapillae Fix name
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