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The interpretation of ritual : essays in honour of A.I. Richards by Jean S La Fontaine is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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A revival of interest in primitive religion has been one of the most marked characteristics of British social anthropology of recent years. Inspired by the work of Audrey Richards, whose writing on ritual contains many of the insights that have been developed in later studies, this volume uses material drawn from all over Africa and Polynesia. The contributors include: Raymond Firth, Esther Goody, Aidan Southall, R.G. Abrahams, Edwin Ardener, J.S. La Fontaine, Monica Wilson, Elizabeth Bott, Edmund Leach and P.H. Gulliver. First published in 1972.
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- Author
- Jean S La Fontaine
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780415330251
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Reference, Religion, Anthropology
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