Crying Shame. Metaculture, Modernity, and the Exaggerated Death of Lament. James Wilce M.
Crying Shame. Metaculture, Modernity, and the Exaggerated Death of Lament
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Автор произведения: James Wilce M.
Жанр: Социология
Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited
isbn: 9781444306255
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Building on ethnographic fieldwork and extensive historical evidence, Crying Shame analyzes lament across thousands of years and nearly every continent. Explores the enduring power of lament: expressing grief through crying songs, often in a collective ritual context Draws on the author’s extensive ethnographic fieldwork, and unique long-term engagement and participation in the phenomenon Offers a startling new perspective on the nature of modernity and postmodernity An important addition to growing literature on cultural globalization