Theater in a crowded fire: Ritual and spirituality at Burning Man

Theater in a Crowded Fire: Ritual and Spirituality at Burning Man

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  Gilmore, Lee ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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