White Utopias: The Religious Exoticism of Transformational Festivals
Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Author Note -- Introduction -- 1. Romanticizing the Premodern -- Interlude -- 2. Anxieties over Authenticity -- Interlude -- 3. Deconstructing the Self -- Interlude -- 4. Wonder, Awe, and Peak Experiences -- Interlude -- 5. The C...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley, CA
University of Californiarnia Press
[2020]
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Further subjects: | B
Spirituality
Social aspects
B Festivals Social aspects B Yoga B RELIGION / Comparative Religion |
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| Summary: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Author Note -- Introduction -- 1. Romanticizing the Premodern -- Interlude -- 2. Anxieties over Authenticity -- Interlude -- 3. Deconstructing the Self -- Interlude -- 4. Wonder, Awe, and Peak Experiences -- Interlude -- 5. The Cathartic Freedom of Transformational Festivals -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Instagram Data for Public Figures Cited -- Appendix 2: Methodology -- Notes -- References -- Index Transformational festivals, from Burning Man to Lightning in a Bottle, Bhakti Fest, and Wanderlust, are massive events that attract thousands of participants to sites around the world. In this groundbreaking book, Amanda J. Lucia shows how these festivals operate as religious institutions for “spiritual, but not religious” (SBNR) communities. Whereas previous research into SBNR practices and New Age religion has not addressed the predominantly white makeup of these communities, White Utopias examines the complicated, often contradictory relationships with race at these events, presenting an engrossing ethnography of SBNR practices. Lucia contends that participants create temporary utopias through their shared commitments to spiritual growth and human connection. But they also participate in religious exoticism by adopting Indigenous and Indic spiritualities, a practice that ultimately renders them exclusive, white utopias. Focusing on yoga’s role in disseminating SBNR values, Lucia offers new ways of comprehending transformational festivals as significant cultural phenomena |
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| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 0520976339 |
| Access: | Restricted Access |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1525/9780520976337 |