Shadow of Dionyspb: A Contribution to the Sociology of the Orgy

By Michel Maffesoli and Professor Michel Maffesoli

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791412407
• ISBN13: 9780791412404
• Release Date: December 1992
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher