{"product_id":"heart-of-lightness-the-life-story-of-an-anthropologist-paperback","title":"Heart of Lightness: The Life Story of an Anthropologist - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdith L. B. Turner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Edith and Victor Turner were among the most influential researchers and teachers and social and cultural anthropology in the twentieth century. Together they, and Edie alone after Vic's death, raised the idea of participant observation (and indeed of team learning) to heights and depth most anthropologists never achieve.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e[From the Foreword]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating memoir is a lively testimony to a remarkable partnership and to Edie Turner's own achievements during more than two decades after Victor's untimely death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eEdith L. B. Turner\u003c\/b\u003e was on the faculty of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Virginia. She specialized in ritual, religion, healing, and aspects of consciousness, and had done fieldwork among the Ndembu of Zambia, in Mexico, among the Ipiat of Alaska, and in rural Ireland. Her numerous publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit and the Drum\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), \u003ci\u003eExperiencing Ritual: A New Interpretation of African Healing\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), and \u003ci\u003eAmong the Healers: Stories of Ritual and Spiritual Healing around the World\u003c\/i\u003e (2005).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51778970124576,"sku":"9781845451271","price":59.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3c5f3f49c42dba0d9a106a6f7be1419f.webp?v=1780509811","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/heart-of-lightness-the-life-story-of-an-anthropologist-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}