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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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British cultural anthropologist (1920-1983)

Born 28 May 1920
Died 18 Dec 1983

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  • Cover of: The Lozi peoples of North-Western Rhodesia.

    First published in 1952 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The drums of affliction: a study of religious processes among the Ndembu of Zambia

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

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  • Cover of: Dramas, fields, and metaphors: symbolic action in human society

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  • Cover of: drums of afflication: a study of religious processes among the Ndembu of Zambia.

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  • Cover of: tambours d'affliction: analyse des rituels chez les Ndembu de Zambie

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  • Cover of: Process, performance, and pilgrimage: a study in comparative symbology

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British cultural anthropologist (1920-1983)

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), Ndembu (african people), Social structure, Symbolisch interactionisme, Addresses, essays, lectures, Anthropologie, Anthropology, Aspect social, Aufsatzsammlung, Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages
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Zambia, Mwinilunga

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