Blood Sacrifice and the Nation - Totem Rituals and the American Flag (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Cultural Social Studies
Release date:	March 1999
First published:	1999
Authors:	Carolyn Marvin • David W. Ingle
Dimensions:	229 x 154 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	416
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-62609-5
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
LSN:	0-521-62609-9
Barcode:	9780521626095

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