Rites of Power: Symbolism, Ritual, and Politics Since the Middle Ages

by Sean Wilentz

Book Overview

Rites of Power provides a sweeping overview of the symbolism of power from tenth-century France to modern Britain. Approaching their topic from an eclectic range of intellectual traditions, the authors turn the study of politics, social relations, and cultural creation into a single endeavor.

The essays begin with three assumptions: that all societies are ordered and governed by "master fictions" (divine right, equality for all) which...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812216954
• ISBN13: 9780812216950
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"