The rites of rulers : ritual in industrial society : the Soviet case / Christel Lane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lane, Christel

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rites and ceremonies--Soviet Union.

Rites and ceremonies.

Soviet Union.

Soviet Union--Social life and customs.

Manners and customs.

Physical Description:

ix, 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge [Eng.] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1981.

Contents:

Part I The Theory and Organisation of Ritual

1 Ritual and related concepts

2 Ritual in Soviet society: a theoretical analysis

3 The beliefs and ritual of Soviet Marxism-Leninism as political religion

4 The organisation of Soviet ritual

Part II The Nature of Soviet Socialist Rituals

5 Familial life-cycle ritual

6 Rituals of initiation into social or political collectives

7 Labour ritual

8 Holidays of the calendric cycle and their ritual

9 Ritual of the military-patriotic tradition

10 The mass political holidays of the revolutionary tradition: a historical review, 1918-1978

Part III Selected Theoretical Issues in Soviet Ritual

11 Analysis of Soviet ritual symbolism

12 Syncretism in Soviet symbolism

13 The impact of Soviet socialist ritual

14 Conclusion: ritual in modern society - a comparative analysis.

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages 291-301.

ISBN:

0521226082

0521283477

OCLC:

7197564