
Victor Witter Turner
Also known as
Victor W. TurnerVictor Turner
Victor Witter Turner (28 May 1920 – 18 December 1983) was a British cultural anthropologist best known for his work on symbols, rituals and rites of passage. His work, along with that of Clifford Geertz and others, is often referred to as symbolic and interpretive anthropology. **Source**: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Turner">Victor Turner</a> on Wikipedia (Wikipedia contributors, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_3.0_Unported_License">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>).
Born 1920-05-28
Died 1983-12-18
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL142317A
- VIAF44326843
- WikidataQ357480
- ISNI000000010892808X
- Goodreads3439274
Top Subjects
- Rites and ceremonies (6)
- Ndembu (African people) -- Religion (4)
- Ndembu (African people) (2)
- Rites and ceremonies -- Addresses, essays, lectures (2)
- Symbolism (2)
- Ndembu (African people) -- Rites and ceremonies (2)
- Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages (2)
Books by Victor Witter Turner
Total count: 26
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Lunda rites and ceremoniesRhodes-Livingstone Museum1953-01-01
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The Lozi peoples of north-western Rhodesia.International African Institute1953-01-01
Schism and continuity in an African societya study of Ndembu village life.Published on behalf of the Rhodes-Livingstone Institute, Northern Rhodesia, by Manchester University Press1957-01-01-
Ndembu divinationits symbolism & Techniques.Published on behalf of the Rhodes-Livingstone Institute by the Manchester U.P1961-01-01
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Chihamba, the white spirita ritual drama of the NdembuPublished on behalf of the Rhodes-Livingstone Institute by the Manchester University Press1962-01-01
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Lunda medicine and the treatment of diseaseRhodes-Livingstone Museum1964-01-01
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The forest of symbolsaspects of Ndembu ritualCornell University Press1967-01-01
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The drums of afflicationa study of religious processes among the Ndembu of Zambia.International African Institute1968-01-01
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The drums of afflictiona study of religious processes among the Ndembu of ZambiaClarendon P.1968-01-01
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The ritual processstructure and anti-structureAldine Pub. Co.1969-01-01
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The drums of afflictiona study of religious processes among the Ndembu of ZambiaInternational African Institute1972-01-01
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Les tambours d'afflictionanalyse des rituels chez les Ndembu de ZambieGallimard1972-01-01
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Dramas, fields, and metaphorssymbolic action in human societyCornell University Press1974-01-01
Revelation and divination in Ndembu ritualCornell University Press1975-01-01
Image and pilgrimage in Christian cultureanthropological perspectivesColumbia University Press1978-01-01-
Process, performance, and pilgrimagea study in comparative symbologyConcept1979-01-01
The drums of afflictiona study of religious processes among the Ndembu of ZambiaCornell University Press1981-01-01-
Liminal to liminoid, in play, flow, and ritualan essay in comparative symbology1982-01-01
Celebrationstudies in festivity and ritualSmithsonian Institution Press1982-01-01
From ritual to theatrethe human seriousness of playPerforming Arts Journal Publications1982-01-01
On the edge of the bushanthropology as experienceUniversity of Arizona Press1985-01-01
The anthropology of performance1st ed.PAJ Publications1986-01-01-
Struktur und Anti-StrukturCampus Verlag1989-01-01
Blazing the trailway marks in the exploration of symbolsUniversity of Arizona Press1992-01-01-
Xi ju, chang jing ji yin yuren lei she hui de xiang zheng xing xing weiDi 1 banMin zu chu ban she2007-01-01
Image and pilgrimage in Christian cultureColumbia University Press2011-01-01