Decentering Ethnography
Victor Turner's Vision of Anthropology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3932562 |
|---|---|
| Authors | B Jules-Rosette (0000-0002-0649-7359, University of California San Diego, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1-4 |
| Pages | 160-181 |
| Publication date | 1994-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Religion in Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4200 • E-ISSN: 1570-0666 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/157006694x00084 |
| OpenAlex | W2074863517, W4233949861 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 12 |
DECENTERING ETHNOGRAPHY: VICTOR TURNER'S VISION OF ANTHROPOLOGY BY BENNETTA JULES-ROSETTE (University of California, San Diego) Introduction During the past decade, the works of Victor Turner have been reread and reinterpreted in many ways. His contributions to the analysis of social process, ritual symbols, play, and performance stand as landmarks in the fields of anthropology and humanistic studies. The unfolding of Turner's theories involves a complex, nonlinear interweaving of multiple voices and influences from, in Edith Turner's words, the 'Ndembu of Zambia to Broadway' .' This essay examines Turner's contribution to decentering ethnography and repositioning the postcolonial subject. Although Turner would
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| Citations per year | 0.32 |
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| Citation span | 2007 - 2014 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |