Risk as a Basis for Taboos among Fishermen in Southern New England
The paper examines the relationship between fishermen's taboos, a form of ritual behavior, and a number of sociocultural variables. Taboo usage was positively related to time spent at sea and negatively related to socialization in a fishing family. These interrelated findings strongly support t...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[1976]
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Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 1976, Volume: 15, Issue: 3, Pages: 257-262 |
Further subjects: | B
Statistical variance
B Ethnicity B Taboos B Seas B Funerary rituals B Religious rituals B Fishers B Commercial fishing B Anxiety B Christianity |
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