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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, whether conservative or revolutionary, is linked to their effective use of ritual. The author delights the reader with numerous excursions into the political rites of the Aztecs, the contemporary Soviet Union, the French Revolution, colonial Africa, the Italian Communist Party, and a host of others, all richly and amusingly analyzed. . . . This is. . . political anthropology as it should be, directed at an interdisciplinary audience, and demonstrating to non-anthropologists the vital relevance of ethnographic comparison for political theory.”Robert W. Hefner, __American Anthropologist__A major work in comparative political culture, this book should be mandatory reading for all undergraduate and graduate students of politics.”__Choice__An important and compelling book, one that illuminates the role of ritual in human life, as well as the nature of politics. Written in a lucid and gra

Who reads Ritual, Politics, and Power?

Author

David I. Kertzer (editor); Frank Sewell (editor)

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9780300159707

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Anthropology, Social_sciences

Rating

3.91 / 5 (53 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13