Communitas: The Anthropology of Collective Joy

Introduction:Communitas and the Study of Anthropology The Experience of Communitas The Method of 'Showing Through Stories' Contrasts: Communitas and False Communitas Festivals: July 4th, Carnival, and Clown Music and Sport: Being in the Zone The Communitas of Work: Surprising Conclusions The Communitas of Disaster The Sacredness of the People: The Communitas of Revolution and Liberation The Communitas of Nonviolence Nature and Spirit Rites of Passage: Communitas in Times of Change Conclusion: A Natural History of Joy