Abstract
This paper analyzes the notion of so-cial drama elaborated by Victor Turner in Schismand continuity in an African society, following onClifford Geertz’ view of this conceptual metaphor’sdramaturgical basis. The text examines the develop-ment of fictional devices in Turner’s ethnography inthe context of a structural-functionalist approach.With the social dramas’ narratives, Turner transfor-ms the reader in a theatrical spectator. Followingthe development of the main characters’ actions, wefind ourselves watching the unfolding of a plot thatevolves towards an imagined sociological future,seen as inevitable: the Ndembu village’s fission.
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