Communitas is inspired fellowship; a group's pleasure in sharing common experiences; being 'in the zone' - as in music, sport, and work; the sense felt by a group when their life together takes on full meaning. The experience of Communitas, almost beyond strict definition and with almost endless variations, often appears unexpectedly. INDICE: Introduction: Communitas and the Study of Anthropology * The Experience of Communitas * The Method of 'Showing Through Stories' * Contrasts: Communitas and False Communitas * Festivals: July 4th, Carnival, and Clown * Music and Sport: Being in the Zone * The Communitas of Work: Surprising Conclusions * The Communitas of Disaster * The Sacredness of the People: The Communitas of Revolution and Liberation * The Communitas of Nonviolence * Nature and Spirit * Rites of Passage: Communitas in Times of Change * Conclusion: A Natural History of Joy
- ISBN: 978-0-230-33908-8
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 272
- Fecha Publicación: 03/02/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés