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Chapter 1: The Ritual Symbol
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A working draft of a chapter titled "The Ritual Symbol". Explores the question what the Ndembu mean by ritual symbol.
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Chapter 11: The Problem of Studying Ritual as Process
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in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 5, H: Mukanda Material, Synopsis of book on ritual) , 3 page(s)
Working draft of a book chapter titled "Chapter 11: The Problems of Studying Ritual as Process". Partial draft.
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 5, H: Mukanda Material, Synopsis of book on ritual) , 3 page(s)
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Color Classification in Ndembu Ritual Among the Ndembu of N. Rhodesia: Problem in Primitive Classification
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Working draft.Abstract: There has recently been a marked revival of interest in what Durkheim called 'primitive forms of classification', a revival in which the names of Levi-Strauss, Leach, Needham and Evans-Pritchard have been prominent. Much attention has been focused on dichotomous classification in kinship an...
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Event Notes: Mukanda Ceremony
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in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 5, F: Mukanda) , 55 page(s)
Event notes about the Mukanda ceremony distilled from field notes. Topics include: Collection and preparation of strengthening medicine; Consecration of the camp site; Symbolism attached to trees used in the ritual as strengthening medicine
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 5, F: Mukanda) , 55 page(s)
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Incomplete manuscript
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Incomplete manuscript about life crisis rituals in Ndembu society, in particular the Nkang'a/
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Mukanda
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in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 5, F: Mukanda) , 28 page(s)
Partial working draft of a manuscript titled "Mukanda" and containing the introductory argument and chapter 3. Main argument: "This book is not strictly speaking an analysis of ritual beliefs and practices, but a study in social kinestics." Chapter 3 explores the Aims, Role Structure and Temporal Form of Mukanda,...
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 5, F: Mukanda) , 28 page(s)
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Mukanda: The Rite of Circumcision
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in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 5, G: Mukanda) (1959) , 10 page(s)
Working draft of a manuscript titled "Mukanda". Abstract: "The Ndembu circumcision rites, called Mukanda like those of the Chokwe, Luvale and Luchazi, provide an interesting variation on the general pattern. I present an account, based on personal observation and informants' description, of the Ndembu rites, partl...
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 5, G: Mukanda) (1959) , 10 page(s)
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The Ndembu of Mwinilunga District
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in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 5, I) (1961) , 13 page(s)
Working draft of an article published in 1962 in the Rhodes Livingstone Journal, XXX. Abstract: "In this paper I wish to discuss the semantic structure and properties of some of the principle symbols found in the Ndembu ritual."
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 5, I) (1961) , 13 page(s)
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Ndembu Village Structure
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in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 5, C: Miscellaneous Papers on Village Structure) , 8 page(s)
Working draft of a manuscript about Ndembu Village Structure. Includes a critique of Radcliffe Brown's Concept of Social Structure
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 5, C: Miscellaneous Papers on Village Structure) , 8 page(s)
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Notes on Religious Movts.
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in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 6, [Folder 6]) , 9 page(s)
This typewritten manuscript describes religious groups, religious movements, religious experiences, a review of Depth psychology, regression.
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 6, [Folder 6]) , 9 page(s)
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