| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 237 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Into the zone -- "Spiritual, but not religious"? -- Ritual without dogma -- Desert pilgrimage -- Media mecca -- Burn-a-lujah! -- Appendix 1. Demography : the face of the festival -- Appendix 2. On-line survey -- Appendix 3. Burning man organization mission statement |
| Summary |
Gilmore's study brings new voices and experiences to current debates about religion versus spirituality through her richly textured descriptions of the characters, events, and spaces that make up the seemingly strange but culturally significant Burning Man festival. Readers will discover that Burning Man is a wonderful illustration of the dialectic between self and community at the heart of much of American religion today. Gilmore persuades us that those who trivialize this event by seeing it as a huge party, miss the ways in which Burning Man provides an unusual snapshot of diverse form |
| Analysis |
america |
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american culture |
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american festivals |
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american media |
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art |
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black rock desert |
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burners |
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burning man |
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communal bonding |
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community |
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contemporary america |
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demographic studies |
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desert setting |
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effigy |
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ethnographers |
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ethnography |
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festival culture |
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festival events |
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festival space |
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fire |
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historical |
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illustrated |
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mecca |
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modern history |
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nevada |
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nonfiction |
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pilgrimage |
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self expression |
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spiritual journey |
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spiritual rituals |
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spirituality |
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transformation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| SUBJECT |
Burning Man (Festival) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98038288
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Burning Man (Festival) fast |
| Subject |
Ritual -- Nevada -- Black Rock Desert
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Festivals -- United States.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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Festivals
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Religion
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Ritual
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Black Rock Desert (Nev.) -- Religious life and customs
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United States -- Religion -- 1945-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140503
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Nevada -- Black Rock Desert
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
dissertations.
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Academic theses
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Academic theses.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2009052480 |
| ISBN |
9780520945531 |
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0520945530 |
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1282772759 |
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9781282772755 |
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9786612772757 |
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6612772751 |
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