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The Forest of Symbols Aspects of Ndembu Ritual

The Forest of Symbols Aspects of Ndembu Ritual Paperback - 1977

by Victor Turner

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Cornell University Press. Good+. 1977. First Edition; Fourth Printing. Paperback. Cornell Paperbacks; Good overall condition. General wear. No major blemishes. No writing. ; - We offer free returns for any reason and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your order will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence. .
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  • Title The Forest of Symbols Aspects of Ndembu Ritual
  • Author Victor Turner
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition; Fourth Printing
  • Condition Used - Good+
  • Pages 417
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY
  • Date 1977
  • Bookseller's Inventory # TOB214-31465-A-1.45
  • ISBN 9780801491016 / 0801491010
  • Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.4 x 5.4 x 1.1 in (21.34 x 13.72 x 2.79 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Central Africa
    • Ethnic Orientation: African
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 67012308
  • Dewey Decimal Code 392.096

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AMONG the Ndembu of Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia), the importance of ritual in the lives of the villagers in 1952 was striking.

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About the author

Victor Turner (1920-1983) was professor of religion and anthropology at the University of Chicago. He authored many books, including Dramas, Fields, and Metaphors: Symbolic Action in Human Society and Revelation and Divination in Ndembu Ritual, both published by Cornell.