The Game of Life: The Significance of Play in the Commune of Damanhur

Damanhur in the Italian Piemont is one of the largest and most successful communes in the world. It is best known for its underground temple. Since its foundation in 1977 the members have been occupied with the construction of a huge underground temple complex that attracts thousands of visitors eve...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Meijerink, Eva (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Carfax Publ. [2003]
In: Journal of contemporary religion
Year: 2003, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 155-168
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)

MARC

LEADER 00000naa a22000002 4500
001 1691305855
003 DE-627
005 20200302121631.0
007 cr uuu---uuuuu
008 200302s2003 xx |||||o 00| ||eng c
024 7 |a 10.1080/1353790032000067491  |2 doi 
035 |a (DE-627)1691305855 
035 |a (DE-599)KXP1691305855 
040 |a DE-627  |b ger  |c DE-627  |e rda 
041 |a eng 
084 |a 0  |2 ssgn 
100 1 |a Meijerink, Eva  |e VerfasserIn  |4 aut 
245 1 4 |a The Game of Life  |b The Significance of Play in the Commune of Damanhur 
264 1 |c [2003] 
336 |a Text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a Computermedien  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a Online-Ressource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
520 |a Damanhur in the Italian Piemont is one of the largest and most successful communes in the world. It is best known for its underground temple. Since its foundation in 1977 the members have been occupied with the construction of a huge underground temple complex that attracts thousands of visitors every year. Art is the main form of expression for the religious and utopian ideas of this community. Besides art, play is just as important. The Damanhurians use play as a training for existence or, as they say on their homepage, a collective experience of transformation of oneself and the world. This article explores the concept of play as a human capacity, with the illustration of Damanhur as an example of a micro-society in which play has become an attitude towards everyday life and a life philosophy. 
601 |a Damanhur 
773 0 8 |i Enthalten in  |t Journal of contemporary religion  |d Basingstoke, Hants [u.a.] : Carfax Publ., 1995  |g 18(2003), 2, Seite 155-168  |h Online-Ressource  |w (DE-627)320501132  |w (DE-600)2012230-5  |w (DE-576)095237976  |x 1469-9419  |7 nnns 
773 1 8 |g volume:18  |g year:2003  |g number:2  |g pages:155-168 
856 4 0 |u https://doi.org/10.1080/1353790032000067491  |x Resolving-System 
951 |a AR 
ELC |a 1 
ITA |a 1  |t 1 
LOK |0 000 xxxxxcx a22 zn 4500 
LOK |0 001 3601452367 
LOK |0 003 DE-627 
LOK |0 004 1691305855 
LOK |0 005 20200302121631 
LOK |0 008 200302||||||||||||||||ger||||||| 
LOK |0 040   |a DE-Tue135  |c DE-627  |d DE-Tue135 
LOK |0 092   |o n 
LOK |0 852   |a DE-Tue135 
LOK |0 852 1  |9 00 
LOK |0 935   |a ixzs  |a ixzo  |a rwrk 
ORI |a SA-MARC-ixtheoa001.raw 
REL |a 1 
SUB |a REL