Author : Michel Maffesoli
Release : 1993-01-01
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 398/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Shadow of Dionysus by : Michel Maffesoli
Download or read book The Shadow of Dionysus written by Michel Maffesoli. This book was released on 1993-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maffesoli presents a powerful argument for understanding everyday life by examining the passional logic that animates the social body. He asserts that the "circulation of sexuality," as much as the circulation of goods and services or language, is a structural component of sociality. By examining the dionysian adventure (passion, bonds of shared emotion, communal feeling), he redefines the problems of sociality and the strong hedonistic ethics present in contemporary daily life.