Victor Turner as We Remember Him

Authors

  • Edith Turner University of Virginia
  • Frederick Turner University of Texas at Dallas

Abstract

This memoir concentrates on the personal side of Victor W. Turner. It discusses his feelings about consciousness, death, and religion, and describes his personal myths: Peter Pan; the Knight, Death, and the Devil; and the Unicorn. Turner lived his own concepts of liminality and commmunitas, yet stood outside them. He was a generous father, a delightful humorist, and a poet. His politics were populist and pacifist, and he was omnivorous in his artistic tastes, although he especially liked folk art. He is deeply missed by his family, his friends, and his colleagues.

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Published

2022-05-18

How to Cite

Turner, E., & Turner, F. (2022). Victor Turner as We Remember Him. Anthropologica, 27(1/2), 11–16. Retrieved from https://cas-sca.journals.uvic.ca/index.php/anthropologica/article/view/1675

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 1/2 (1985): Victor Turner: A Canadian Tribute

Section

In Memory

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