Victor W. Turner

GPTKB entity

Properties (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf anthropologist
gptkbp:academicAdvisor gptkb:Victor_Turner
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkb:University_of_Dar_es_Salaam
gptkb:University_of_the_Witwatersrand
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Fellow_of_the_British_Academy
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:born May 28, 1920
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:died December 18, 1983
gptkbp:field anthropology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Victor W. Turner
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Mary_Douglas
gptkb:Victor_Turner
gptkb:Clifford_Geertz
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Arnold_van_Gennep
gptkbp:knownFor liminality
ritual studies
communitas
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWorks The Ritual Process
Dramas,_Fields,_and_Metaphors
The_Forest_of_Symbols
gptkbp:researchFocus performance studies
symbolism in rituals
social drama
gptkbp:spouse Eileen_Turner