Ritual, Rumor and Corruption in the Constitution of Polity in Modern Mexico

Bibliographic Data

ID19002142
AuthorsC Lomnitz (0000-0001-5903-2849, University of Chicago, corresponding author)
Year1995
Volume1
Issue1
Pages20-47
Publication date1995-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Latin American Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1085-7052 • E-ISSN: 1548-7180
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1525/jlca.1995.1.1.20
OpenAlexW2141660255
LanguageEN
Citations received41
References cited24

This paper provides a novel perspective by emphasizing the significance of ritual in the national public sphere, and the relationship between ritual, rumor and the dialectics of state expansion in Mexico. It considers the historical development of political regions in Mexico; outlines the development of local public and national public spheres; then discusses the role of ritual in Mexican political geography. The author provides theoretical and methodological innovations, clarifying the connection between political ritual and the constitution of political communities in the national space

Constitution · Dialectic · Epistemology · Language change · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Polity · Public space · Public sphere · Rumor · Sociology · Historical Studies in Latin America · Law · Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America · Politics and Society in Latin America