Theater in a crowded fire
Subtitle: ritual and spirituality at Burning Man
By: Lee Gilmore.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9780520253155; 9780520260887
Subjects: Ritual -- Nevada -- Black Rock Desert; Black Rock Desert (Nev.) -- Religous life and customs
Description: Accompanying DVD provides dramatic views into the varieties of spirituality, ritual and performance conducted within the festival space.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Into the zone; title: "Spiritual, but not religious"?; title: Ritual without dogma; title: Desert pilgrimage; title: Media mecca; title: Burn-a-lujah!; title: Appendix 1: Demography : the face of the festival; title: Appendix 2: On-line survey design; title: Appendix 3: Burning Man organization mission statement.