Economy and ritual : studies of postsocialist transformations /

Economy and ritual : studies of postsocialist transformations /

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According to accepted wisdom, rational practices and ritual action are opposed. Rituals drain wealth from capital investment and draw on a mode of thought different from practical ideas. The studies in this volume contest this view. Comparative, historical, and contemporary, the six ethnographies ex...

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Other Authors: Gudeman, Stephen F. (Editor), Gudeman, Stephen (Editor), Hann, C. M., 1953- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2015
New York, [New York] ; Oxford, [England] : berghahn, 2015
Series:Max Planck studies in anthropology and economy ; v. 1
Max Planck studies in anthropology and economy
Subjects:
Economic anthropology > Europe, Eastern > Case studies
Economic anthropology > Former Soviet republics > Case studies
Post-communism > Social aspects > Europe, Eastern > Case studies
Post-communism > Social aspects > Former Soviet republics > Case studies
Rites and ceremonies > Economic aspects > Europe, Eastern > Case studies
Rites and ceremonies > Economic aspects > Former Soviet republics > Case studies
Economic anthropology
Manners and customs
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Economy
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy
Post-communism > Social aspects
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture
Europe, Eastern > Social life and customs > Case studies
Former Soviet republics > Social life and customs > Case studies
Eastern Europe
Soviet Union > Former Soviet republics
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Case studies

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