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Frontmatter -- Preface to the English Edition -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Petr Bogatyrev and Structural Ethnography -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Structural Interrelationship of Costume Functions -- 3. 'Holiday', 'Ceremonial' and 'Ritual' -- 4. Multiple Functions of Costume Parts When Combined With Others -- 5. Transition of Costume from Everyday Through Ritual Stages and the Functional Changes Involved -- 6. Occupational Dress in a Given Community -- 7. Distinctions in Wealth and Social Status as Shown in Costume -- 8. The Magical Function of Costume -- 9. Regionalistic and Nationalistic Functions of Costume -- 10. An Example of an Analysis by the Functional Method of the Disappearance of a Costume -- 11. Functions of Costume Which Indicate the Religious Affiliation of the Wearer -- 12. Functions Indicating the Wearer's Age and Marital Status -- 13. The Headwear of Unwed Mothers -- 14. The Erotic Function of Costume -- 15. The Function of Children's Costume -- 16. Costume as a Sign -- 17. The Function of Everyday Costume -- 18. The Interdependence of Form and Function in Costume: A Change in Costume as a Change in the Whole Structure of Life -- 19. The General Function (The Function of the Structure of Functions) - 'Our Costume' -- 20. The Interdependence of the Functional Structure and the Individual Functions. The Functional Method Expands the Subject Matter of Ethnography. Conclusion -- 21. The Structural-Functional Method in the Study of Village Buildings, Farm Implements and Other Items of Material Culture, as Well as Folklore (Magic, Folk Tales, Songs, Incantations, etc.) -- Glossary -- Illustrations

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      Publisher: De Gruyter
      Publication Date: 01/01/1971
      ISBN13: 9789027917560, 978-9027917560
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      Table of Contents
      Frontmatter -- Preface to the English Edition -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Petr Bogatyrev and Structural Ethnography -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Structural Interrelationship of Costume Functions -- 3. 'Holiday', 'Ceremonial' and 'Ritual' -- 4. Multiple Functions of Costume Parts When Combined With Others -- 5. Transition of Costume from Everyday Through Ritual Stages and the Functional Changes Involved -- 6. Occupational Dress in a Given Community -- 7. Distinctions in Wealth and Social Status as Shown in Costume -- 8. The Magical Function of Costume -- 9. Regionalistic and Nationalistic Functions of Costume -- 10. An Example of an Analysis by the Functional Method of the Disappearance of a Costume -- 11. Functions of Costume Which Indicate the Religious Affiliation of the Wearer -- 12. Functions Indicating the Wearer's Age and Marital Status -- 13. The Headwear of Unwed Mothers -- 14. The Erotic Function of Costume -- 15. The Function of Children's Costume -- 16. Costume as a Sign -- 17. The Function of Everyday Costume -- 18. The Interdependence of Form and Function in Costume: A Change in Costume as a Change in the Whole Structure of Life -- 19. The General Function (The Function of the Structure of Functions) - 'Our Costume' -- 20. The Interdependence of the Functional Structure and the Individual Functions. The Functional Method Expands the Subject Matter of Ethnography. Conclusion -- 21. The Structural-Functional Method in the Study of Village Buildings, Farm Implements and Other Items of Material Culture, as Well as Folklore (Magic, Folk Tales, Songs, Incantations, etc.) -- Glossary -- Illustrations

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