Sport is classified by victor turner as a liminoid phenomenon in contrast to a genuinely liminal or ritual form of cultural performance1 turner names sport in several enumerations of industrial liminoid phenomena a classification of performative genres that includes the full spectrum of modern art and entertainment2 not alone among anthropologists in excluding sport from the realm . 12 victor turner and contemporary cultural performance the semiotic subjunctive and reflexive characteristics peculiar to ritual festival and narrative genres alike would provide fuel for literary criticism see essays in ashley 1990 and the contention that religion has generally moved into the leisure sphere turner and turner 1978 35 would attract students of religion tourism . Pdf on mar 3 2008 g st john published victor turner and contemporary cultural performance an introduction find read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. 4e de couv upon the 25th anniversary of his passing this collection features contributions reflecting the wide application of victor turners thought to cultural performance in the early 21st century from anthropology sociology and religious studies to performance cultural and media studies turner has had a prodigious interdisciplinary impact. Victor turner and contemporary cultural performance edited by graham st john 368 pages 27 illus bibliog index isbn 978 1 84545 462 3 13500 gbp9900 hb published april 2008 eisbn 978 0 85745 037 1 ebook