{"product_id":"rites-of-power-symbolism-ritual-and-politics-since-the-middle-ages-paperback","title":"Rites of Power: Symbolism, Ritual, and Politics Since the Middle Ages - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSean Wilentz\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRites of Power Symbolism, Ritual, and Politics since the Middle Ages Edited by Sean Wilentz \"This volume encompasses a rich world of political culture, from the Spanish kings of the Reconquest to German metal-workers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. . . . A welcome contribution to the interdisciplinary study of ritual, symbolism, and power.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Ritual Studies\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRites of Power\u003c\/i\u003e 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 make political hierarchy appear natural; that political rhetoric includes nonverbal communication (royal portraits, statistics on crop yields); and that common rhetoric can mean different things to various segments of a culture (\"states' rights\" during the American Civil War). Societies studied include France and Spain in the Middle Ages, post-Revolutionary France, the modern British monarchy, tsarist Russia, colonial Virginia, and industrial Germany. The essays were selected to provide methodological as well as historical coverage; the result is a comprehensive treatment along the cutting edge of several disciplines. This book will appeal to scholars and students in the fields of history, political science, sociology, anthropology, and art history. \u003cb\u003eSean Wilentz\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of the Program in American Studies, and Professor of History, at Princeton University. He is coauthor, with Paul E. Johnson, of \u003ci\u003eThe Kingdom of Matthias: A Story of Sex and Salvation in Nineteenth-Century America\u003c\/i\u003e and, with Michael Merrill, of \u003ci\u003eThe Key of Liberty: The Life and Democratic Writings of William Manning, \"A Laborer,\" 1747-1814\u003c\/i\u003e. 1985 360 pages 6 x 9 30 illus. ISBN 978-0-8122-1695-0 Paper $24.95s  16.50 World Rights History, Cultural Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSean Wilentz is Director of the Program in American Studies, and Professor of History, at Princeton University. He is coauthor, with Paul E. Johnson, of The Kingdom of Matthias: A Story of Sex and Salvation in Nineteenth-Century America and, with Michael Merrill, of The Key of Liberty: The Life and Democratic Writings of William Manning, A Laborer, 1747-1814.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 23, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52618049028403,"sku":"9780812216950","price":54.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Qmt1dDljN2w3R1J6WTNBaUJtellJUT09.webp?v=1761901005","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/rites-of-power-symbolism-ritual-and-politics-since-the-middle-ages-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}