Mock Ritual in the Modern Era
Mock Ritual in the Modern Era explores the complex interrelations between ritual and mockery. McGinnis and Smyth trace the evolution of "mock ritual' in various forms throughout the modern era, as found in literary, historical, and anthropological texts as well as encyclopedias, newspapers...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Libro |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Servizio "Subito": | Ordinare ora. |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
2022
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| In: | Anno: 2022 |
| Periodico/Rivista: | Oxford Ritual Studies Ser.
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| Altre parole chiave: | B
Electronic books
B Wit and humor-History and criticism-21st century |
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| Edizione parallela: | Erscheint auch als: 9780197637432 |
| Riepilogo: | Mock Ritual in the Modern Era explores the complex interrelations between ritual and mockery. McGinnis and Smyth trace the evolution of "mock ritual' in various forms throughout the modern era, as found in literary, historical, and anthropological texts as well as encyclopedias, newspapers, and films. Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Mock Ritual in the Modern Era -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Ridicule -- 2. Mock Ritual in Diderot and d'Alembert's Encyclopedia -- 3. Mocking Priests in Tristram Shandy and Jacques le fataliste -- 4. Mock Ritual and the Emergence of Objectivity in Madame Bovary -- 5. Mock Ritual and Medicine in Flaubert's Dictionary of Received Ideas -- 6. The Duel as Privatized Mock Ritual -- 7. Charlie Hebdo: The Ambivalence of Mockery -- Summation -- Concluding Unscientific Postscript: Mock Ritual Now -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| ISBN: | 0197637450 |