The biosocial basis of collective effervescence: An experimental anthropological study of a fire-walking ritual

Collective rituals have long been assumed to play a role in increasing social assimilation and forging emotional bonds between group members. Émile Durkheim described a feeling of belonging and emotional alignment produced by ritual participation, which he called "collective effervescence"...

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Main Author: Xygalatas, Dēmētrēs 1977- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox [2015]
In: Fieldwork in religion
Year: 2014, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 53-67
Further subjects:B Fieldwork
B LABORATORY
B effervescence
B experimental anthropology
B fire-walking
B Spain
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