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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

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