Conviviality [ Eating & Drinking / Rituals & Ceremonies / Character / Social interaction ]
… was thus on shared values, and already agreed upon opinions, which were expressed in a previously determined manner. The pleasure of convivial meetings was less the encounter with new and challenging ideas, than the pleasure of hearing one’s views accepted and reflected back by others (Newman 202-230 ). 4 . Jon Mee, Conversable Worlds: … Other terms that were frequently applied to convivial meetings were ‘ mirth ‘ , ‘ hilarity ‘ , ‘ mutuality ‘ , and ‘ pleasure ‘ which all emphasized the enjoyment of good company, but implying a pleasure that was socially constituted, …
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