These groups lived in communal settings and lasted until 1898.
The experience called to mind sitting in a black barbershop, or a church meeting - any one of a number of ritualized or communal settings.
A few looked too much like loners to be comfortable in such a communal setting, while several appeared to be severely fame-obsessed.
It is the process through which a general sense of morality gets exerted on the widest range of people in any given communal setting.
The order is made up of lay Brothers and Sisters who live in a communal setting.
"I'm surprised to see you eating in a communal setting," Kirk said.
"We are taking the concept of living in a communal setting and applying it to the specific individual residence," he said.
I found the energy and the focus I needed in a communal setting.
"At certain times, people want to be told stories and they want it to happen outside the house, in a communal setting."
These consist of a series of intense practices held over a short period of time, in a communal setting.