Background
Turner, Edith Lucy Brocklesby was born on June 17, 1921 in Ely, England. Daughter of George Brocklesby and Lucy Gertrude (Howard) Davis. came to the United States, 1964.
(First published in 1978 and hailed by Culture as constitu...)
First published in 1978 and hailed by Culture as constituting "an important foreshadowing of issues that have become prominent in more recent anthropology," this classic book, now updated and extensively revised, examines the theological doctrines and popular notions that promote and sustain Christian pilgrimage, including their corresponding symbols and images.
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( Experiencing Ritual is Edith Turner's account of how sh...)
Experiencing Ritual is Edith Turner's account of how she sighted a spirit form while participating in the Ihamba ritual of the Ndembu. Through her analysis, she presents a view not common in anthropological writings—the view of millions of Africans—that ritual is the harnessing of spiritual power.
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researcher anthropology educator
Turner, Edith Lucy Brocklesby was born on June 17, 1921 in Ely, England. Daughter of George Brocklesby and Lucy Gertrude (Howard) Davis. came to the United States, 1964.
Master of Arts, University Virginia, 1980. Doctor (honorary), College Wooster, 2000. Doctor (honorary), Kenyon College, 2003.
Lecturer department anthropology University Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, since 1984. Director Comparative Symbology, Inc., Charlottesville, Virginia, since 1971. Head consultation team Circle of Life book and exhibition Cohen Publications, San Francisco, 1991.
(First published in 1978 and hailed by Culture as constitu...)
( Experiencing Ritual is Edith Turner's account of how sh...)
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Choir singer Holy Conforter Church, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1985-1988, Incarnation Church, Charlottesville, since 1994. Fellow American Anthropol. Association (editor Anthropology and Humanism since 1992);member American Ethnological Society, Society Humanistic Anthropology (judge Victor Turner prize 1990, 91, 94, 96), Society Anthropology of Consciousness, Anthropology of Religion Section (member Executive Board since 1996), Alaska Anthropol.Assn., African Studies Association.
Married Victor Witter Turner, January 31, 1943 (deceased December 1983). Children: Frederick, Robert, Irene Helen, Alexander Lewis Charles, Rory Peter Benedict.