Dancing in the streets : a history of collective joy /
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London, England :
Granta,
2007.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : invitation to the dance
- 1. The archaic roots of ecstasy
- 2. Civilization and backlash
- 3. Jesus and Dionysus
- 4. From the churches to the streets : the creation of carnival
- 5. Killing carnival : reformation and repression
- 6. A note on puritanism and military reform
- 7. An epidemic of melancholy
- 8. Guns against drums : imperialism encounters ecstasy
- 9. Fascist spectacles
- 10. The rock of rebellion
- 11. Carnivalizing sports
- Conclusion : the possibility of revival.