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Trance formation : the spiritual and religious dimensions of global rave culture / Robin Sylvan.
| Author/creator | Sylvan, Robin |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Routledge, 2005. |
| Description | viii, 212 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Transformation |
| Contents | A brief history of the rave scene -- The full spectrum of events: from warehouse parties and clubs to Burning Man and the Love Parade -- Trance formation: the religious experience of rave -- Techno tribal church: the ritual and ceremonial forms of rave -- Transformation: rave worldview, rave spirituality, and global rave culture -- Living laboratories: rave communities and networks -- Conclusion: rave new world. |
| Abstract | This text presents a comprehensive exploration of the spiritual and religious dimensions of global rave culture. It provides a study of the rich spiritual subcultures which continue to flourish across the world, from Nevada to London and Berlin. The author combines colorful firsthand accounts, extensive interviews with ravers, and cutting edge scholarly analysis to paint a compelling portrait of global rave culture as an important new religious and spiritual phenomenon that also serves as a template for mapping the future evolution of new forms of religion and spirituality in the twenty-first century. The author combines colorful firsthand accounts, extensive interviews with ravers, and cutting edge scholarly analysis to paint a compelling portrait of global rave culture as an important new religious and spiritual phenomenon that also serves as a template for mapping the future evolution of new forms of religion and spirituality in the twenty-first century. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-206) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005022969 |
| ISBN | 0415970903 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0415970911 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780415970907 |
| ISBN | 9780415970914 |