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Turnerian

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Relating to Victor Turner's ideas about ceremony and times of change

adjective
/tɜrˈnɪəriən/

Jargon

: turneriano

The professor's analysis of ritual was distinctly Turnerian in its focus on liminality.

Examples

Many scholars have adopted a Turnerian approach to studying social transformation.
Her research applies Turnerian concepts to modern community festivals.
The Turnerian approach to rituals emphasizes transformation.
Many anthropologists appreciate the Turnerian concepts of liminality.
The professor's analysis of ritual was distinctly Turnerian in its focus on liminality.
Many scholars have adopted a Turnerian approach to studying social transformation.
Her research applies Turnerian concepts to modern community festivals.

Surface Forms

Turnerian positive

Morphology

Turnerian = Turner (transparent) = Turner + ian

Formation is the regular addition of '-ian' to a proper name to indicate relation to that person's theories or methods.

Etymology

Turnerian comes from the name Turner, here the anthropologist Victor Turner, who wrote about rituals and the 'in-between' stage people pass through during change; so a 'Turnerian' approach focuses on those liminal stages and how people behave in them.