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VICTOR TURNER (concept of hermeneutics = principle of interpretation…
VICTOR TURNER
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British anthropologist , known for study of rituals and ritual symbolism
concepts - liminality = (quality of ambiguity occurs during middle stages (political or cultural ) of ritual transition) & communitas = group/community temporarily formed in the middle of a ritual where all treated equally eg - pilgrimage - upper and lower classes mix freely
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field work at ndembu tribe of Zambia, Africa.
focus - study of rituals
symbolic system - logical progression from material to abstract form :check: Telugu academy pg no - 236
not interested in symbols as vehicles of culture ,rather - symbolic expression of shared values = center of human relationships
symbols instigate social action and exert determinable influences on inclining people and groups to action
operators (symbols) by their arrangement and contact produces social transformations which ties people in a society to society's norms and resolves conflicts
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