Ritual dynamics and virtual practice: Beyond representation and meaning

Social Analysis

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 35-54

  Kapferer, Bruce ^a  

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Author keywords

Aesthetics; Dynamics; Intuition; Process; Ritual; Virtuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247649445     PISSN: 0155977X     EISSN: 15585727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3167/015597704782352591     Document Type: Article

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