A World of Their Own Making: Myth, Ritual, and the Quest for Family Values
- ISBN-10
- 0674961889
- ISBN-13
- 9780674961883
- Category
- Family & Relationships
- Pages
- 310
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Author
- John R. Gillis
Description
Discusses ritual events we regard as family traditions and how they must be open to perpetual revision so we can satisfy our human needs and changing circumstances.
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