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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Autor principal: McGinnis, Reginald 1959- (Author)
Outros Autores: Smyth, John V. (Contributor)
Tipo de documento: Recurso Electrónico Livro
Idioma:Inglês
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publicado em: Oxford Oxford University Press, Incorporated 2022
Em:Ano: 2022
Coletânea / Revista:Oxford Ritual Studies Ser.
Outras palavras-chave:B Electronic books
B Wit and humor-History and criticism-21st century
Acesso em linha: Table of Contents (Aggregator)
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9780197637432
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Resumo: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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Descrição Física:1 online resource (265 pages)
ISBN:978-0-19-763745-6