Prof. Eric Silverman Published in Journal of Ritual Studies

December 15, 2005

December 15, 2005, Greencastle, Ind. - Eric K. Silverman, Edward Myers Dolan Professor of Anthropology at DePauw University, co-authored an essay that is published in the latest issue of the Journal of Ritual Studies. Entitled "Dialogics of the Body: The Moral and the Grotesque in Two Sepik River Societies," the essay is a collaboration with David Lipset, a professor of cultural anthropology at the University of Minnesota.

Founded in 1987, the Journal of Ritual Studies is an independent, subscriber-based, peer-review journal. Its interdisciplinary audience includes scholars from anthropology, religious studies, sociology, psychology, performance studies, ancient, medieval, early modern and contemporary history, area studies, philosophy, art, literature, dance, and music. Learn more by clicking here.

In June, Dr. Silverman discussed issues of fatherhood on Bloomington, Indiana NPR affiliate WFIU's Noon Edition. Access a story with audio clips here.

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