Malta's recent independence was achieved despite a confusion of
internal conflicts which must appear puzzling to the outsider.
Socialists and Nationalists clash both with each other, and with a
Church whose authority is almost medieval. Dr Boissevain has lived
for more than two years in Malta and has studied at first hand the
conflicting groups in the villages. He examines the importance of
the cults of saints and the bitter rivalry between them. The clash
of the Church and Labour clubs within the villages and the
difficult role of the parish priest are analysed in the framework
of Maltese ecclesiastical and secular politics. Both in its vivid
description of village festive and political life and in the
careful analysis of conflicts and factions, the book makes an
important contribution to political anthropology.
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