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Analysis of Mukanda
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 5, A: Mukanda Full Material) , 2 page(s)
Analysis of Mukanda, a Ndembu Boys' Initiation ceremony, through the framework of viewing ritual as both a cultural and a social structure.
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in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 5, A: Mukanda Full Material) , 2 page(s)
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Analysis of Mukanda, a Ndembu Boys' Initiation ceremony, through the framework of viewing ritual as both a cultural and a social structure.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Author / Creator
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Topic / Theme
Coming of age ceremonies, Lunda
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 by Edith Turner
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Chapter 11: The Problem of Studying Ritual as Process
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.
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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)
Description
Working draft of a book chapter titled "Chapter 11: The Problems of Studying Ritual as Process". Partial draft.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Essay
Contributor
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Author / Creator
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Topic / Theme
Religious rites and ceremonies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 by Edith Turner
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Draft: Introductory
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 5, B: Studies in African Ritual) , 33 page(s)
Part 1 of a 3-part lecture series about one Ndembu ritual, the Nkang'a, a girls' initiation ceremony. The lectures focus on an analysis of the symbols and symbolism embedded in the ritual, and was compiled using field data gathered by Edith Turner.
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in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 5, B: Studies in African Ritual) , 33 page(s)
Description
Part 1 of a 3-part lecture series about one Ndembu ritual, the Nkang'a, a girls' initiation ceremony. The lectures focus on an analysis of the symbols and symbolism embedded in the ritual, and was compiled using field data gathered by Edith Turner.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Author / Creator
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Topic / Theme
Symbolism, Coming of age ceremonies, Lunda
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 by Edith Turner
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Event Notes: Mukanda Ceremony
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
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in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 5, F: Mukanda) , 55 page(s)
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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
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Essay
Contributor
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Author / Creator
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Topic / Theme
Symbolism, Medications, Circumcisions, Coming of age ceremonies, Lunda
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 by Edith Turner
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Mukanda
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,...
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in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 5, F: Mukanda) , 28 page(s)
Description
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, a Ndembu boys' initiation ceremony with the function of removing a boy from the authority of his parents and placing him under the auth...
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, a Ndembu boys' initiation ceremony with the function of removing a boy from the authority of his parents and placing him under the authoirty of a senior male of the tribe through a ritual circumcision.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Essay
Contributor
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Author / Creator
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Topic / Theme
Circumcisions, Coming of age ceremonies, Lunda
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 by Edith Turner
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Mukanda Symbols
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 5, H: Mukanda Material, Synopsis of book on ritual) , 7 page(s)
List of terms used in the Mukanda ritual and descriptions of what they symoblize. Includes a narrative description of symbolic themes in the Mukanda ritual and categorization of the symbols into visual and audible symbols.
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in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 5, H: Mukanda Material, Synopsis of book on ritual) , 7 page(s)
Description
List of terms used in the Mukanda ritual and descriptions of what they symoblize. Includes a narrative description of symbolic themes in the Mukanda ritual and categorization of the symbols into visual and audible symbols.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Author / Creator
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Topic / Theme
Circumcisions, Coming of age ceremonies, Symbolism, Lunda
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 by Edith Turner
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Mukanda Temporal Structure
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 5, H: Mukanda Material, Synopsis of book on ritual) , 10 page(s)
An outline of the events performed within the Mukanda ritual. Notes about the roles of the officiants of the ritual. Notes on the meanings and interpretations of symbols within the ritual, including the symbolism of color. Population and demographic information about the vicinage of Nyaluhana and definitions and t...
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in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 5, H: Mukanda Material, Synopsis of book on ritual) , 10 page(s)
Description
An outline of the events performed within the Mukanda ritual. Notes about the roles of the officiants of the ritual. Notes on the meanings and interpretations of symbols within the ritual, including the symbolism of color. Population and demographic information about the vicinage of Nyaluhana and definitions and translations of key terms associated with the Mukanda ritual. These notes contain references back to the indexed fieldnotes gathered at...
An outline of the events performed within the Mukanda ritual. Notes about the roles of the officiants of the ritual. Notes on the meanings and interpretations of symbols within the ritual, including the symbolism of color. Population and demographic information about the vicinage of Nyaluhana and definitions and translations of key terms associated with the Mukanda ritual. These notes contain references back to the indexed fieldnotes gathered at the Ndembu Mukanza village field site.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Author / Creator
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Topic / Theme
Symbolism, Circumcisions, Coming of age ceremonies, Lunda
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 by Edith Turner
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Mukanda Temporal Structure
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 5, H: Mukanda Material, Synopsis of book on ritual) , 25 page(s)
Fieldnote and event notes pieced together to illustrate and represent the full timeline and events within the Mukanda ritual. These notes contain references back to the indexed fieldnotes gathered at the Ndembu Mukanza village field site. Topics include notes on the preparatory phases of the ritual, the procession...
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in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 5, H: Mukanda Material, Synopsis of book on ritual) , 25 page(s)
Description
Fieldnote and event notes pieced together to illustrate and represent the full timeline and events within the Mukanda ritual. These notes contain references back to the indexed fieldnotes gathered at the Ndembu Mukanza village field site. Topics include notes on the preparatory phases of the ritual, the procession to the circumcision, the preparation of the circumcision site, event notes about the selection of the circumcision site, and an accoun...
Fieldnote and event notes pieced together to illustrate and represent the full timeline and events within the Mukanda ritual. These notes contain references back to the indexed fieldnotes gathered at the Ndembu Mukanza village field site. Topics include notes on the preparatory phases of the ritual, the procession to the circumcision, the preparation of the circumcision site, event notes about the selection of the circumcision site, and an account from an informant Mukishi.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Author / Creator
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Topic / Theme
Circumcisions, Coming of age ceremonies, Lunda
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 by Edith Turner
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Mukanda: The Rite of Circumcision
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...
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in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 5, G: Mukanda) (1959) , 10 page(s)
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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, partly to add to the general store of ethnographic information about such rites, and, more importantly, to provide for the kind of analysis...
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, partly to add to the general store of ethnographic information about such rites, and, more importantly, to provide for the kind of analysis I am undertaking in this book. With the latter in mind, I present Mukanda as a set of successive episodes, based primarily on my own observations of a particular performance, with interpolated comments and exegesis of symbolism by Ndembu informants. As in the other chapters of this book the symbolic act and the symbolic object constitute my basic units of study."
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Date Written / Recorded
1959
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Essay
Contributor
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Author / Creator
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Topic / Theme
Circumcisions, Religious rites and ceremonies, Lunda
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 by Edith Turner
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An Ndembu Boys' Initiation Ceremony
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 5, A: Mukanda Full Material) , 5 page(s)
Shorter written working drafts about the Mukanda, a Ndembu Boys' Initiation Ceremony.
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in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 5, A: Mukanda Full Material) , 5 page(s)
Description
Shorter written working drafts about the Mukanda, a Ndembu Boys' Initiation Ceremony.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Author / Creator
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Topic / Theme
Coming of age ceremonies, Lunda
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 by Edith Turner
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