Collective Effervescence

Sebastien Tutenges

ISBN 10: 1439926832 / ISBN 13: 9781439926833

Published by Temple University Press,U.S. Feb 2026, 2026

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Neuware - Sociologist Émile Durkheim's theory of collective effervescence describes an overwhelming sense of excitement, empowerment, and unity. While originally tailored to examine religious phenomena, the theory has proven remarkably powerful in explaining secular experiences, from raves and military marches to sporting events and protest crowds. The editors and contributors to Collective Effervescence make a deep dive into new waters. They investigate solo experiences, virtual collectivities, low-intensity effervescence, and negative outcomes. Through studies of drug ceremonies, occupational subcultures, bookshops, online activities, and much more, each chapter discovers and theorizes something previously unknown. Collective Effervescence finds new potentials in a familiar theoretical resource.Contributors: Sarah H. Awad, Pierre Bouchat, Randall Collins, Silvia da Costa, Scott Draper, Lisa Flower, Romulo Lelis, Heather Margrsion, Sharon Mascall-Dare, Ashley Mears, Margit Anne Petersen, JosÉ J. Pizarro, Bernard RimÉ, Dario PÁez, David Sausdal, Daniel Smith, Femke Vandenberg, Brady Wagoner, David WÄsterfors, Brad West, and the editors.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Collective Effervescence
• Publisher: Temple University Press,U.S. Feb 2026
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1439926832
• ISBN 13: 9781439926833
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 228W x 152H x 17D millimeters 228 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 17 millimeters depth
• Weight: 388 grams

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Synopsis

Sociologist Émile Durkheim’s theory of collective effervescence describes an overwhelming sense of excitement, empowerment, and unity. While originally tailored to examine religious phenomena, the theory has proven remarkably powerful in explaining secular experiences, from raves and military marches to sporting events and protest crowds.

The editors and contributors to Collective Effervescence make a deep dive into new waters. They investigate solo experiences, virtual collectivities, low-intensity effervescence, and negative outcomes. Through studies of drug ceremonies, occupational subcultures, bookshops, online activities, and much more, each chapter discovers and theorizes something previously unknown. Collective Effervescence finds new potentials in a familiar theoretical resource.

Contributors: Sarah H. Awad, Pierre Bouchat, Randall Collins, Silvia da Costa, Scott Draper, Lisa Flower, Romulo Lelis, Heather Margrsion, Sharon Mascall-Dare, Ashley Mears, Margit Anne Petersen, José J. Pizarro, Bernard Rimé, Dario Páez, David Sausdal, Daniel Smith, Femke Vandenberg, Brady Wagoner, David Wästerfors, Brad West, and the editors

About the Author

Sébastien Tutenges is Professor at Aarhus University and Editor-in-Chief of the Nordic Journal of Criminology. He is the author of Intoxication: An Ethnography of Effervescent Revelry.

Philip Smith is Professor and Director of the Yale Center for Cultural Sociology. He is the coeditor of The Cambridge Companion to Durkheim and the author of Durkheim and After: The Durkheimian Tradition 1893-2020.