Rituals of Solidarity in the New South Africa

Rituals of Solidarity in the New South Africa

There is a deep connectivity between the construction of peoplehood and the fabrication of rituals, especially national secular rites of commemoration. The article examines this connection through an analysis of the process of ritualisation in post‐apartheid South Africa focusing on Nelson Mandela&#...

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Published in:Studies in ethnicity and nationalism Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 1 - 24
Main Authors: LiPuma, Edward, Koelble, Thomas A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-04-2011
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Summary:There is a deep connectivity between the construction of peoplehood and the fabrication of rituals, especially national secular rites of commemoration. The article examines this connection through an analysis of the process of ritualisation in post‐apartheid South Africa focusing on Nelson Mandela's incarceration on Robben Island and subsequent efforts to create a memorial to both person and place.
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Thomas Koelble is Professor of Business Administration in Political Science at the Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town.
Edward LiPuma is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Miami.
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ISSN:1473-8481
1754-9469
DOI:10.1111/j.1754-9469.2011.01099.x