Dancing in the streets, a history of collective joy, Barbara Ehrenreich
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Dancing in the streets, a history of collective joy, Barbara Ehrenreich
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-301) and index
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non fiction
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Dancing in the streets
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Barbara Ehrenreich
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a history of collective joy
Summary
"In Dancing in the Streets Barbara Ehrenreich uncovers the origins of communal celebration, historically expressed in ecstatic rituals and festivities involving feasting, masking and dancing. She traces this key human behaviour from the ancient Greeks' worship of Dionysus up to contemporary rock festivals, and concludes optimistically that we can generate intense pleasure amongst ourselves, without the need for organized entertainment or the intervention of authorities." -- back cover
Table Of Contents
The Archaic roots of ecstasy -- Civilization and backlash -- Jesus and Dionysus -- From the churches to the streets: the creation of carnival -- Killing carnival: reformation and repression -- A note on puritanism and military re form -- An epidemic of melancholy -- Guns against drums: imperialism encounters ecstasy -- Fascist spectacles -- The rock of rebellion -- Carnivalizing sports -- The possibility of revival
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