What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Anthropology
- Social science
- Literature
His main research concerns Anthropology, Aesthetics, Literature, Pilgrimage and Meaning.
Victor Turner combines Anthropology and Four field approach in his research.
His work on Liminality as part of his general Aesthetics study is frequently connected to China, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science.
His work on Communitas as part of general Liminality study is frequently connected to Social practice, Conservatism and Social change, therefore bridging the gap between diverse disciplines of science and establishing a new relationship between them.
His Literature research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Social actions, Context, Order and Vision.
His Pilgrimage research includes elements of Meaning and Purgatory.
His most cited work include:
- The Ritual Process : Structure and Anti-Structure (4409 citations)
- The Forest of Symbols: Aspects of Ndembu Ritual (1926 citations)
- From ritual to theatre : the human seriousness of play (1377 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Victor Turner mainly focuses on Anthropology, Aesthetics, Liminality, Process and Literature.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Postmodernism, Gender studies and Ethnology in addition to Anthropology.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Butoh, Dance, Everyday life and Comparative historical research.
He is studying Communitas, which is a component of Liminality.
His work on Absolute expands to the thematically related Communitas.
The various areas that Victor Turner examines in his Literature study include Pilgrimage, Syntax, Seriousness and Meaning.
He most often published in these fields:
- Anthropology (22.86%)
- Aesthetics (14.29%)
- Liminality (12.86%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 1987-2020)?
- Liminality (12.86%)
- Communitas (5.71%)
- Anthropology (22.86%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His primary areas of investigation include Liminality, Communitas, Anthropology, Political science and Morphology.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Everyday life and Humility in addition to Liminality.
He incorporates a variety of subjects into his writings, including Communitas, Process and Process management.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Postmodernism and Rhetoric.
He performs integrative study on Morphology and Anatomy.
Between 1987 and 2020, his most popular works were:
- Vom Ritual zum Theater : der Ernst des menschlichen Spiels (69 citations)
- Das Ritual : Struktur und Anti-struktur (67 citations)
- El proceso ritual: estructura y antiestructura (66 citations)
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