Download or read book Contentious Rituals written by Jonathan S. Blake and published by Oxford Studies in Culture and. This book was released on 2019 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Contentious Rituals, Jonathan S. Blake focuses on Protestant parades in the streets of Northern Ireland and why people choose to participate in them. Drawing on rich interviews, survey data, and ethnographic observations, Blake presents a new look at the conflict in Northern Ireland and offers findings that illuminate contested symbols everywhere.