Making and Implementing the Rules of the Game: The Political Economy of Constitutional Myths and Rites

Jean-Michel Josselin ()
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Jean-Michel Josselin: Université de Rennes 1

Chapter Chapter 12 in Constitutional Mythologies, 2011, pp 171-174 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract When a body of myths is meant to govern the material and even sometimes the spiritual dimensions of our lives, we are entitled to give a sharp look at what is at stake. This is precisely what this book is about: mythology and the founding myths are like legends, but the rites associated with this higher norm are concrete, actual procedures reflected in lower norms, customs, and institutions (Lévi-Strauss 1958). Admittedly, since Plato, written law is conceived as a necessary means of legitimacy for the sovereign. However, written law cannot by itself ensure moral or social standards of conduct and belief (begging the question of how to define such standards).

Keywords: Direct Democracy; Coercive Power; Social Standard; Spiritual Dimension; Constitutional Court (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6784-8_12

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