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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.
Price: $34.95
Pages: 256
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Publication Date:
08 June 2010
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780520260887
Format: Paperback
“Gimore simply nails it. . . the book is a model of academic writing--intelligent, concise and readable. I’ll recommend this book to anyone who wants a deeper understanding of what the hell they’re doing up there on the desert on Labor Day weekend.”
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.
List of Illustrations
List of 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 Design
Appendix 3. Burning Man Organization Mission Statement
Notes
Bibliography
DVD Contents
Credits
Index
List of 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 Design
Appendix 3. Burning Man Organization Mission Statement
Notes
Bibliography
DVD Contents
Credits
Index