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Communitas - The Anthropology of Collective Joy (Paperback, New)
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Communitas - The Anthropology of Collective Joy (Paperback, New)
Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion
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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. In concrete circumstances, it may be found when
people engage in a collective task with full attention. They may
find themselves "in flow," experiencing a merging of action and
awareness. This book is an opportunity for readers to get a
purchase on its elusive nature, with classifications grouped into
scenes in everyday life, in history, and in nature. How does
Communitas relate to the field of mainstream anthropology? Turner
argues that good anthropology rests on humanism - that is, respect
for the ideas and religions of other cultures and, where possible,
the willingness to experience through the eyes of others. Analysis
therefore must take into consideration local exegesis
(interpretation), and local statements of experience. We may look
upon these experiential moments as crossing points into a culture's
familiar world of the spirits.
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