Communitas The Anthropology of Collective Joy

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

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CONTEMPOR ARY A NTHROPOLOGY OF R ELIGION

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The Anthropology of Collective Joy

Edith Turner

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Communitas

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COMMUNITAS

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