Crying Shame
Metaculture, Modernity, and the Exaggerated Death of Lament| By: | James M. Wilce |
| Publisher: | Wiley Global Research (STMS) |
| Print ISBN: | 9781405169929 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781444306255 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2008 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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Building on ethnographic fieldwork and extensive historical evidence, Crying Shame analyzes lament across thousands of years and nearly every continent. Explores the enduring power of lament: expressing grief through crying songs, often in a collective ritual context Draws on the author’s extensive ethnographic fieldwork, and unique long-term engagement and participation in the phenomenon Offers a startling new perspective on the nature of modernity and postmodernity An important addition to growing literature on cultural globalization