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Ritual Textuality: Pattern and Motion in Performance (Oxford Ritual Studies) - Softcover

Book 8 of 16: Oxford Ritual Studies

Tomlinson, Matt

 
9780199341146: Ritual Textuality: Pattern and Motion in Performance (Oxford Ritual Studies)

Synopsis

How do rituals achieve their effects? Matt Tomlinson approaches this classic question from a new angle, arguing that participants condition their own expectations of ritual success by interactively creating distinct textual patterns. He presents vivid examples from Fiji, ranging from a Pentecostal "crusade" to missionary reports of "happy deaths."

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About the Author

Matt Tomlinson has conducted anthropological research in Fiji since 1996, focusing on the intersections of culture, language, ritual, and politics. After receiving his Ph.D. in 2002, he taught at Bowdoin College, and then became a lecturer at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. He is currently an Australian Research Council Future Fellow in Anthropology at The Australian National University in Canberra.

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