Models and Mirrors

Models and Mirrors Towards an Anthropology of Public Events

Hardback (23 Feb 1990)

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Publisher's Synopsis

In this comparative study of public events, Professor Handelman investigates rituals as epistemological phenomena in their own right. He argues that any public event - including both ritual and related occasions - must first be comprehended through the logic of its design.

Book information

ISBN: 9780521350693
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 394.2
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 330
Weight: 638g
Height: 228mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 23mm