Ritual Textuality: Pattern and Motion in Performance

By Matt Tomlinson

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.'

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199341141
• ISBN13: 9780199341146
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"