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Economy and Ritual Studies of Postsocialist Transformations

Paperback • 2017 • 1. edition

Economy and Ritual Studies of Postsocialist Transformations

By Stephen Gudeman, Chris Hann

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According to accepted wisdom, rational practices and ritual action are opposed. Rituals drain wealth from capital investment and draw on a mode of thought different from practical ideas. The studies in this volume contest this view. Comparative, historical, and contemporary, the six ethnographies extend from Macedonia to Kyrgyzstan. Each one illuminates the economic and ritual changes in an area as it emerged from socialism and (re-)entered market society. Cutting against the idea that economy o...Show more

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9781785335198

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Berghahn Books

Published year

2017

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1

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Economy and Ritual Studies of Postsocialist Transformations

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