One
idea that is discussed in this book is the concept of communitas. Communitas is described as a
spontaneously formed community of people that are brought together by a shared
liminal experience and everyone is an equal. Communitas most frequently occurs during pilgrimages because
of the liminal phenomenon of the pilgrimage. Liminality is the conscious state of being between or on the
“threshold” of two planes, specifically between the ordinary and the sacred or
divine. By sharing such an
experience it makes everyone equals and creates a strong sense of “togetherness.”
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