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Rites of Power: Symbolism, Ritual, and Politics since the Middle Ages.
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| 著者・編者 | Wilentz, Sean (ed.), |
|---|---|
| 出版社 | (U. Pennsylvania Pr., US) |
| 出版年月 | 1999 |
| ページ数 | 344 pp. |
| 言語 | ENG |
| ニュース番号 | ＜260-9892＞ |
解説
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 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.