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In the most comprehensive study of political ritual yet written, David I. Kertzer explains why ritual has been and will continue to be an essential part of political life. Weaving together examples from around the world and throughout history, Kertzer shows that the success of all political groups,...

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Author / Creator: Kertzer, David I., 1948- (Author)
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Language notes:In English.
Imprint: New Haven : Yale University Press, [1988]
Subjects:
Political customs and rites > Cross-cultural studies.
Power (Social sciences) > Cross-cultural studies.
Symbolism in politics > Cross-cultural studies.
Power (Social sciences)
Symbolism in politics.
Political customs and rites
Symbolism in politics
Cross-cultural studies
Cross-cultural studies.
Online Access:Click here for full text at JSTOR
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The power of rites
  • 2. Flaming crosses and body snatchers
  • 3. Legitimacy and mystification
  • 4. The virtues of ambiguity
  • 5. The ritual construction of political reality
  • 6. Rite makes might: Struggling for power through ritual
  • 7. Conflict and crisis
  • 8. Rituals of revolution
  • 9. The rites of power.

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