Saints and Fireworks: Religion and Politics in Rural Malta

ISBN-13: 9781859738849 / Angielski / Twarda / 1965 / 184 str.

J. Boissevain; Jeremy Boissevain

Opis

Malta's independence was achieved despite a confusion of internal conflicts. The author examines the importance of the cults of saints and the bitter rivalry between them. Both in its description of village festive and political life and in the analysis of conflicts and factions, this book is a contribution to political anthropology.

Spis treści

THE BACKGROUND I THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: STATE, CHURCH AND POLITICAL PARTY 15 THE VILLAGES AND THEIR INHABITANTS 27 THE BASIS OF LEADERSHIP 40 THE CHURCH AND VILLAGE POLITICS 55 FESTA PARTITI 74 NATIONAL POLITICS AND THE VILLAGE. 97 THE VILLAGE AND THE OUTSIDE WORLD 120 CONCLUSION 134 APPENDICES: A. Festa and Band Club Partiti 141 B. 1962 Electoral Manifesto of the Malta Labour Party 143 BIBLIOGRAPHY 145 OTHER WORKS CITED 148 INDEX 149

O autorze

Dr Boissevain is Lecturer in Social Anthropology in the University of Montreal.