<p>"This is a work to be commended for its complete approach to a festival commemorating Malta's patron saint that also addresses the ways in which ritual can express the ambivalence inherent in "Europeanization" in particular and modernity in general, subjects of interest to Europeanist anthropologist and beyond." - Andrea L. Smith, <em>Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute </em></p>

<p><strong>'This book is a welcome addition to the social anthropology of Europe...it successfully walks a fine line between a detailed empirical analysis and theoretically informed discussion.'</strong> - <em>Thomas M. Wilson, Nations and Nationalism</em><br /><br /><strong>'Anyone will enjoy reading this book.'</strong></p><p><strong>'In sum, this is a work to be commended for its complete approach to a festival commemorating Malta's patron saint that also addresses the ways in which ritual can express the ambivalence inherent in 'Europeanization' in particular and modernity in general, subjects of interest to Europeanist anthropologists and beyond.'</strong> - <em>The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute</em></p>