Rave culture and religion
John St , Graham
Rave culture and religion - London Routledge 2004 - xv, 314 p. - Routledge advances in sociology: 8 .
The collection provides insights on developments in post-traditional religiosity (especially 'New Age' and 'Neo-Paganism') through studies of rave's Gnostic narratives of ascensionism and re-enchantment, explorations of the embodied spirituality and millennialist predispositions of dance culture, and investigations of transnational digital-art countercultures manifesting at geographic locations as diverse as Goa, India, and Nevada's Burning Man festival. Contributors examine raving as a new religious or revitalization movement; a powerful locus of sacrifice and transgression; a lived bodily experience; a practice comparable with world entheogenic rituals; and as evidencing a new Orientalism. Rave Culture and Religion will be essential reading for advanced students and academics in the fields of sociology, cultural studies and religious studies. (http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415552509/)
9780415552509
Rave culture
Religion and culture
Youth - Religious life
Youth - Social life and customs
305.235 / R2
Rave culture and religion - London Routledge 2004 - xv, 314 p. - Routledge advances in sociology: 8 .
The collection provides insights on developments in post-traditional religiosity (especially 'New Age' and 'Neo-Paganism') through studies of rave's Gnostic narratives of ascensionism and re-enchantment, explorations of the embodied spirituality and millennialist predispositions of dance culture, and investigations of transnational digital-art countercultures manifesting at geographic locations as diverse as Goa, India, and Nevada's Burning Man festival. Contributors examine raving as a new religious or revitalization movement; a powerful locus of sacrifice and transgression; a lived bodily experience; a practice comparable with world entheogenic rituals; and as evidencing a new Orientalism. Rave Culture and Religion will be essential reading for advanced students and academics in the fields of sociology, cultural studies and religious studies. (http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415552509/)
9780415552509
Rave culture
Religion and culture
Youth - Religious life
Youth - Social life and customs
305.235 / R2