The Mainstream Post-Rave Club Scene As a Secondary Institution: A British Perspective
- 1 March 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Culture and Religion
- Vol. 7 (1), 27-40
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01438300600625333
Abstract
This article focuses on the importance of analysing the mainstream post-rave dance scene in the context of studies of the religious significance of electronic dance cultures. Drawing on their own ethnographic research, as well as other recent comparable studies in Britain, the authors argue that the mainstream post-rave dance scene is a ‘secondary institution’ supporting the new social form of religion identified by Luckmann, which emphasises self-realisation and self-expression. The study serves as an invitation to re-consider the definition of ‘religion’ in relation to electronic dance cultures and points to the role of mainstream leisure industries in supporting contemporary secular worldviews.Keywords
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