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Communal living

Community of people living together, sharing common interests

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  • A shaman banging a drum and dancing invoke spirits to cure a sick man. Engraving by S. Davenport.
  • A shaman banging a drum and dancing to invoke spirits to cure a sick man. Engraving by S. Davenport.

Works from the collections

6 works

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    R.D. Laing asylum / produced by Peter Frelinghuysen, Peter Robinson and Arthur J. Rosethal ; cinematography by Richard W. Adams ; directed by Peter Robinson.

    | Date: [2015]
    • Books

    The children of the dream : communal child-rearing and its implications for society.

    Bettelheim, Bruno | Date: 1971
    • Books

    Communes in Britain / Andrew Rigby.

    Rigby, Andrew, 1944- | Date: 1974
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    A shaman banging a drum and dancing invoke spirits to cure a sick man. Engraving by S. Davenport.

    | Reference: 21409i
    • Books

    The new families : youth, communes, and the politics of drugs / Ross V. Speck ; with Jean Barr [and others].

    Speck, Ross V. | Date: 1972

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