A Quasi-Ritual Model of the Drum Circle: Shared-Field Cognition, Non-Contact Affective Exchange, and Social Implementation
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This working paper defines the drum circle as a quasi-ritual practice rather than mere recreation, therapy, or musical performance. It introduces shared-field cognition as a collective state in which participants perceive the interaction field itself as a primary object, beyond individual dyadic relations. The paper analyzes the emergence of shared-field cognition through third-party mediation at N=3 and its stabilization through redundant mediation at N>=4. The paper further examines circular arrangement, many-to-many nonverbal contact, membranophone-based repetition and synchronization, nonverbal and non-contact affective exchange, and the facilitator’s role in integrating the field into a quasi-ritual form. It also discusses the social implementation value of drum circles as a safe practice for temporarily expanding affective exchange within existing organizations without relying on verbal self-disclosure or bodily contact. 本ワーキングペーパーは、ドラムサークルを単なるレクリエーション、セラピー、音楽演奏ではなく、模擬儀式的実践として定義する。参加者が個々の二者関係を超えて、相互作用の場そのものを対象として感受する状態を「共有フィールド認知」とし、N=3における第三者媒介による生成、およびN>=4における冗長媒介による安定化を分析する。 さらに、円環配置、多対多の非言語的コンタクト、膜打楽器による反復と同期、非言語・非接触の情動交換、ならびにファシリテーターが場を模擬儀式形式へ統合する機能を検討する。あわせて、既存組織の関係を壊さず、言語的自己開示や身体接触に頼らずに情動交換の幅を一時的に広げる実践として、ドラムサークルの社会実装上の価値を論じる。
Author: KOIZUMI, Hajime Koie
Language: English
Topic: Arts and Performance Studies
Subfield: Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7155689479
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