03444nam 2200721Ia 450 991095583220332120251117005023.09786612772757978128277275512827727599780520945531052094553010.1525/9780520945531(CKB)2670000000029679(EBL)547588(OCoLC)646788641(SSID)ssj0000443230(PQKBManifestationID)11267163(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000443230(PQKBWorkID)10455404(PQKB)10954369(MiAaPQ)EBC547588(DE-B1597)519733(OCoLC)1109203987(DE-B1597)9780520945531(Au-PeEL)EBL547588(CaPaEBR)ebr10395761(CaONFJC)MIL277275(Perlego)552279(iGPub)CSPLUS0077945(EXLCZ)99267000000002967920091215d2010 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierTheater in a crowded fire ritual and spirituality at Burning Man /Lee Gilmore1st ed.Berkeley, Calif. University of California Press20101 online resource (xvi, 237 pages) illustrations9780520253155 0520253159 9780520260887 0520260880 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter --Contents --Illustrations --Tables --Acknowledgments --Introduction --Chapter 1. Into the Zone --Chapter 2. "Spiritual, but Not Religious"? --Chapter 3. Ritual without Dogma --Chapter 4. Desert Pilgrimage --Chapter 5. Media Mecca --Chapter 6. Burn-a-lujah! --Appendix 1. Demography: The Face of the Festival --Appendix 2. On-Line Survey --Appendix 3. Burning Man Organization Mission Statement --Notes --Bibliography --DVD Contents --Credits --IndexEvery summer, thousands gather from around the world in the blistering heat of Nevada's Black Rock Desert for the seven-day celebration of art, community, and fire known as Burning Man. Culminating in the spectacular incineration of a wooden effigy, this festival is grand-scale theater for self-expression, personal transformation, eclectic spirituality, communal bonding, and cultural renewal. In this engrossing ethnography of the Burning Man phenomenon, Lee Gilmore explores why "burners" come in vast numbers to transform a temporary gathering of strangers into an enduring community. Accompanied by a DVD, which provides panoramic views of events, individuals, artworks, and, of course, the climactic final night, the book delves into the varieties of spirituality, ritual, and performance conducted within the festival space.RitualNevadaBlack Rock DesertFestivalsUnited StatesBlack Rock Desert (Nev.)Religious life and customsUnited StatesReligion1945-RitualFestivals394.2509793/54Gilmore Lee1969-1895992MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910955832203321Theater in a crowded fire4550243UNINA