The Sacralization of Disorder: Symbolism in Rock Music

All culture simultaneously reinforces the existing order and offers alternative visions. All symbolic communication is ambiguous. Youth culture is a particular locus of “the sacred” in modern societies. Following Victor Turner it is argued that youth is a (liminoid) stage in the life cycle, characte...

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Main Author: Martin, Bernice (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 1979
In: Sociological analysis
Year: 1979, Volume: 40, Issue: 2, Pages: 87-124
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