by Martine Segalen · Nathan · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782091910260
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«Rites et rituels contemporains» is the anthropology essay by Martine Segalen, published by Nathan in 1999, in paperback, with 127 pages, in French.
Against the idea that modern reason prevents ritualisation, Martine Segalen shows the power of rites in public and private life: they generate emotions, produce symbols and reinforce community. She revisits these rites with Van Gennep, Durkheim, Goffman and Turner, and concludes that they are reinvented; their media staging creates a collective emotion that unites the group.
The work belongs to Nathan's «Sciences sociales» collection, number 128.
Aimed at first-cycle university students and readers interested in anthropology and sociology.
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Martine Segalen was a French ethnologist. A specialist on family matters and European culture, she was a professor for multiple universities.
