Martin Eder

Festivals and Their Attraction. Expression and Part of a New Religious Movement Martin Eder

Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 2,0, University of Passau, language: English, abstract: This term paper deals with music festivals as a phenomenon in Great Britain and its attribute of being part of a new form of religious movement. Apart from the historical origins and the development throughout the time of festivals the focus is on the comparison between religions and the fan cult in the music business and its religious structures.