Victor Turner's Theory of Symbols: The Symbolism of a Religious Site and Object in a Rural Environment in Eastern Slovakia

This article is dedicated to the symbolism of a religious site (the church) and a religious object (the cross) in Christianity in a concrete locality and community. The study was based on Victor Turner's theory of rituals and symbols. I used Turner's definitions and classifications of symb...

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Main Author: Uhrin, Michal (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: WVU 2020
In: Religion and society in Central and Eastern Europe
Year: 2020, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 21-41
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Turner, Victor 1920-1983 / Symbol / Theory / Slovakia / Rural area / Church building / Cross
IxTheo Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
CB Christian life; spirituality
CD Christianity and Culture
KBK Europe (East)
Further subjects:B Ethnography
B Church
B Cross
B Symbol
B Ritual
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