Rituals and Conflict Transformation: Additional Resources

These references supplement the Knowledge Base Essay, Rituals and Conflict Transformation.

Additional Explanations of the Underlying Concepts:

Offline (Print) Sources

Robarchek, Clayton A. A Community of Interests: Semai Conflict Resolution. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1997.

Nordstrom, Carolyn. A Different Kind of War Story. University of Pennsylvania Press, 1997.

Davidheiser, Mark. "Culture and Mediation: A Contemporary Processual Analysis from Southwestern Gambia." International Journal of Intercultural Relations 29:6, 2005.

Gulliver, P. H. Disputes and Negotiations: A Cross-Cultural Perspective. New York: Academic, 1979.

Lan, David L. Guns and Rain: Guerrillas and Spirit Mediums in Zimbabwe. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1985.

Shook, Victoria E. Ho'oponopono: Contemporary Uses of a Hawaiian Problem-Solving Process. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press, 1985.

Davidheiser, Mark. "Joking for Peace: Social Organization, Tradition, and Change in Conflict Prevention and Resolution." Cahiers d'Etudes Africaines , 2006.

Davidheiser, Mark. "Joking Relations and Conflict Resolution: Gambian Perspectives on Mediation." BeyondIntractability.org, BeyondIntractability.org, 2005.

Cloke, Kenneth. Mediating Dangerously: The Frontiers of Conflict Resolution (Reprint). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001.
This book offers new and experienced mediators a fresh vision of mediation practice. The central aim of the work is to examine the essence of the process, rather than the procedure itself. The challenge to mediate "on the edge" is posed by the author. He asks readers to question their own assumptions about how conflict should be handled as well as analyze the structures around them that may restrict the approaches available to them in addressing conflict. Cloke explores the deeper underpinnings of the transformational process of mediation in order to illuminate what exactly happens when people engage in the risky practices of forgiveness and honesty, and reveal their "authentic selves" to one another. Click here for more info.

Witty, Cathie J. Mediation and Society: Conflict Management in Lebanon. New York, NY: Academic Press, 1980.

Gluckman, Max. Politics, Law, and Ritual in Tribal Society. Oxford University Press, 1971.

Schirch, Lisa. Ritual and Symbol in Peacebuilding. Bloomfield, CT: Kumarian, 2004.

Turner, Victor. The Forest of Symbols: Aspects of Ndembu Ritual. Ithica, NY: Cornell University Press, 1967.

Oliver-Smith, Anthony. The Martyred City: Death and Rebirth in the Andes. Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press, 1992.

Van Gennep, Arnold. The Rites of Passage. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1960.

Turner, Victor. The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure. Chicago, IL: Aldine, 1969.

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