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Ritual textuality : pattern and motion in performance / Matt Tomlinson. [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tomlinson, Matt, 1970- author.
- Series:
- Oxford ritual studies series.
- Oxford ritual studies series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rites and ceremonies--Fiji.
- Rites and ceremonies.
- Ritual--Fiji.
- Ritual.
- Performance--Religious aspects.
- Performance.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white).
- Other Title:
- Ritual textuality
- Oxford ritual studies series
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
- Summary:
- How do rituals achieve their effects? Matt Tomlinson approaches this classic question from a new angle, arguing that participants condition their own expectations of ritual success by interactively creating distinct textual patterns. He presents vivid examples from Fiji, ranging from a Pentecostal 'crusade' to missionary reports of 'happy deaths.'
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 14, 2014).
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