An illuminating look at the transformative role that rituals play in our political lives The Politics of Ritual is a ma
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"A welcome addition. They argue that rituals of reproduction in preindustrial societies are essentially political.
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This examination of death rituals in early Japan finds in the practice of double burial a key to understanding the Taika
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A revival of interest in primitive religion has been one of the most marked characteristics of British social anthropolo
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