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Author_Lee Gilmore
black rock desert
burners
burning man
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communal bonding
community
contemporary america
demographic studies
desert setting
effigy
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modern history
nevada
nonfiction
pilgrimage
self expression
spiritual journey
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spirituality
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Product details
- ISBN 9780520260887
- Weight: 363g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 08 Jun 2010
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Every 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.
Lee Gilmore is a Lecturer in Religious Studies and Anthropology at California State University, Northridge. She is coeditor of After-Burn: Reflections on the Burning Man Festival.
