Publicações mais recentes no Centro de Documentação

Rave culture and religion / ed lit. Graham St. John. Abingdon  :  Routledge, 2004. 314 p. ; 25 cm. ISBN 0-415-31449-6

"Rave Culture and Religion explores the role of the technocultural rave in the spiritual life of contemporary youth. Documenting the sociocultural and religious parameters of rave and post-rave phenomena at various locations around the globe, scholars of contemporary religion, dance ethnologists, sociologists and other cultural observers unravel this significant youth cultural practice.

The collection provides insights on developments in post-traditional religiosity (especially 'New Age' and 'Neo-Paganism') through studies of rave's Gnostic narratives of ascensionism and re-enchantment, explorations of the embodied spirituality and millennialist predispositions of dance culture, and investigations of transnational digital-art countercultures manifesting at geographic locations as diverse as Goa, India, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia and Nevada's Burning Man Festival. Contributors examine raving as a new religious or revitalization movement; a powerful locus of sacrifice and transgression; a lived bodily experience; a practice comparable with world entheogenic rituals; and as evidencing a new Orientalism. A range of technospiritual developments arc explored, including: 

• DJ techniques of liminality and the ritual process of the dance floor
• techno-primitivism and the sampling of the exotic 'Other'
• the influence of gospel music and the Baptist church 011 garage music
• psychedelic trance, ecology and millennialism
• psychoactive substance use and neural tuning.

Rave Culture and Religion will be essential reading for advanced students and academics in the fields of sociology, cultural studies and religious studies."

MALBON, Ben - Clubbing : dancing, ecstasy and vitality. New York ; London : Routledge, 1999. 235 p. ; 25 cm. ISBN 0-415-20213-2

" Clubbing: Dancing, Ecstasy and Vitality explores the cultures and spaces of clubbing. Divided into three sections – “The Beginnings”, “The night out” and “Reflections” – Clubbing includes first-hand accounts of clubbing experiences, framed within the relevant research and a review of clubbing in late 1990s Britain.

Malbon focuses particularity on the unwritten codes of social interaction among clubbers, the powerful effects of music and the role of ecstasy, clubbing as a playful act but also as a form of resistance or vitality, and personal interpretations of clubbing experiences. Offering an informative and intimate insight into the world of clubbing and the experiences of clubbers, this book presents a clear academic framework for study in this field and will also be relevant to those interested in popular and contemporary youth cultures more generality. »

Drinking in context : patterns, interventions and partnerships / Gerry Stimson... [et al.]. New York : Routledge, 2007. 250 p. ; 24 cm
ISBN 0-415-95447-9

"Drinking beverage alcohol is a widespread source of individual and social pleasure in most countries around the world. Yet, some drinking patterns can lead to serous physical, mental, and social harms. Drinking in context is intended to complement existing volumes dealing with international alcohol policy by focusing on three main themes: drinking patterns, targeted interventions, and partnership development.

An understanding that patterns of drinking are important predictors of outcomes has led to a growing realization that alcohol policies and prevention strategies need to focus on excessive or irresponsible drinking. As a result, there has been a shift towards interventions that address the targeted reduction of harm.

These approaches recognize social-cultural differences and avoid trying to impose a one-size-fits-all solution. In this context, multistakeholder partnerships offer an excellent opportunity to promote the complex mix of measures required by each society. Shared responsibilities lead to shared solutions.

Drinking Context gives special emphasis to three issues that are of great concern globally: alcohol-impaired driving, alcohol abuse among young people. and pubhc disorder. The volume explains how to develop action plans based on available evidence and leading to feasible solutions. It is directed towards a broad readership, including policy-makers, public health and social policy specialists, health advocates, scientists and scholars, beverage alcohol industry members, educators, and prevention program staff.

In selecting the best alcohol policies, societies are faced with choices about how to encourage some behaviors and discourage others.

Alcohol is here to stay. Putting drinking into context is how we learn to live with It best.

The volume was commissioned by the International Center for Alcohol Policies (ICAP), with assistance of expertise from the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH), the International Harm Reduction Association (HRA), and the Institut de Recherches Scientifiques sur les Boissons (IREB). The book includes an afterword by Professor Norman Sartorius."