1. In 1857 there was a massive revolt against British colonizers in India. Afterwards the british used ritual as one way to consolidate 1. Very similar to potlatch inces in the regions would come an exchange gifts with the head representative of the British emp ii. The nazi's also used a lot of ritual 5. Rituals deal with all sorts of counter-currents and contradictions within a culture a. Foxhunting involves all sorts of tensions in the local structure, because the hounds run through many peoples' property. The people on horseback llop through the land as well It was a kind of assertion of the collective power of the upper classes over the local landowners Many issues of control over the land that were embodied in galloping across it. Encourages the involvement of local farmers who rent the land they farm and the people who raise the hound from pups. It was an attempt to unify the rural community against the urban people who oppose the practice of foxhunting b. Also a means of showing the stratification of society, while allowing some degree of flexibility within iti. In 1857 there was a massive revolt against British colonizers in India. Afterwards the British used ritual as one way to consolidate their power 1. Very similar to potlatch 2. Every year or two, all the princes in the regions would come an exchange gifts with the head representative of the British Empire. ii. The Nazi’s also used a lot of ritual 5. Rituals deal with all sorts of counter-currents and contradictions within a culture a. Foxhunting involves all sorts of tensions in the local structure, because the hounds run through many peoples’ property. The people on horseback gallop through the land as well. i. It was a kind of assertion of the collective power of the upper classes over the local landowners. ii. Many issues of control over the land that were embodied in galloping across it. iii. Encourages the involvement of local farmers who rent the land they farm and the people who raise the hound from pups. It was an attempt to unify the rural community against the urban people who oppose the practice of foxhunting. b. Also a means of showing the stratification of society, while allowing some degree of flexibility within it