The Limits of Meaning

The Limits of MeaningToo often, anthropological accounts of ritual leave readers with the impression that everything goes smoothly, that rituals are "meaningful events." But what happens when rituals fail, or when they seem "meaningless"? Drawing on research in the anthropology of Christianity from around the globe, the authors in this volume suggest that in order to analyze meaning productively, we need to consider its limits. This collection is a welcome new addition to

French Costume Drama of the 1950s redresses this balance

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”—Mike Downey

has stumbled upon this unnamed village

In lively and accessible essays of literary criticism

which provided an opportunity for numerous important film and video artists to present and discuss their work

• Iain Baxter

sustainability and productivity

particularly if they conflict with the current paradigm or extend it in ways hard to imagine at the time

the author finds in the historical fiction of six modern women writers a range of strategies for claiming their cultural heritage while simultaneously differentiating themselves

with an explanation of what each commemorates and when it was first recorded

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