Feast within the Context of Social Changes: Tradition and Authority
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The author carries out sociological research on the processes of transformation of the contemporary festive culture. G.Karpova brings to the front the specificity of symbols and mechanisms of compilation of feasts, problems of identity formation by means of festive culture, phenomenon of gift giving as an indispensable attribute of festive culture, ideology and practice of consumption in festive space.