Crying Shame
Author:   James Wilce (Northern Arizona University)
Publisher:   Wiley-Blackwell
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9781282026322


Pages:   274
Publication Date:   01 January 2009
Format:   Electronic book text
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Crying Shame


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Building on ethnographic fieldwork and extensive historical evidence, Crying Shame analyzes lament across thousands of years and nearly every continent.Explores the enduring power of lament: expressing grief through crying songs, often in a collective ritual contextDraws on the author's extensive ethnographic fieldwork, and unique long-term engagement and participation in the phenomenonOffers a startling new perspective on the nature of modernity and postmodernityAn important addition to growing literature on cultural globalization

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Author:   James Wilce (Northern Arizona University)
Publisher:   Wiley-Blackwell
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN:  

9781282026322


ISBN 10:   1282026321
Pages:   274
Publication Date:   01 January 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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