The Drums of Affliction
A Study of Religious Processes Among the Ndembu of Zambia| By: | V. W. Turner |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Print ISBN: | 9781138598966 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780429941696 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 1968 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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In this study of the Ndembu of Zambia, ritual is examined under two aspects: as a regulator of social relations over time and as a system of symbols. Social life is thereby given direction and meaning. An extended case-study of a series of ritual performances in the life of a single village community is analysed in order to estimate the effects of participation in these symbolic events on its component groups and personalities.