Victor Turner

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf anthropologist
gptkbp:academicAdvisor gptkb:Mary_Douglas
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkb:University_of_Dar_es_Salaam
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Fellow_of_the_British_Academy
gptkbp:born May 28, 1920
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contribution concept of liminality
communitas
gptkbp:died December 18, 1983
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:field anthropology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Victor Turner
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Victor_W._Turner
performance studies
cultural anthropology
theatre studies
symbolic anthropology
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Clifford_Geertz
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Arnold_van_Gennep
gptkbp:knownFor ritual theory
gptkbp:legacy impact on anthropology
impact on cultural studies
impact on performance studies
impact on theatre studies
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWorks The Ritual Process
Dramas,_Fields,_and_Metaphors
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Glasgow,_Scotland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Durham,_North_Carolina,_USA
gptkbp:researchFocus rituals
symbolism
social drama
African_cultures
gptkbp:spouse Eileen_Turner
gptkbp:theory liminality theory
ritual process theory
social drama theory
communitas_theory
gptkbp:workLocation gptkb:Tanzania
gptkb:Zambia
Africa
rituals_in_Africa