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Blood Sacrifice and the Nation: Totem Rituals and the American Flag

Blood Sacrifice and the Nation: Totem Rituals and the American Flag - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Carolyn Marvin, David Ingle, Steven Seidman (Editor)Series:Cambridge Cultural Social StudiesPublish date:1999-03-11Pages:416
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9780521626095ISBN-10:521626099UPC:9780521626095Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Anthropology, SociologyBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:8.98 x 6.08 x 1.05 inchesWeight:1.4815Product ID:SCD9TN12HK
The authors argue that American patriotism is a civil religion organized around a sacred flag, whose followers engage in periodic blood sacrifice of their own children to unify the group. Using an anthropological theory, this groundbreaking book presents and explains the ritual sacrifices and regeneration that constitute American nationalism, the factors making particular elections or wars successful or unsuccessful rituals, the role of the mass media in the process, and the sense of malaise that has pervaded American society during the post-World War II period.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9780521626095ISBN-10:521626099UPC:9780521626095Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Anthropology, SociologyBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:8.98 x 6.08 x 1.05 inchesWeight:1.4815Product ID:SCD9TN12HK
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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