Gilmore draws upon Victor Truner's components of "rites of passage" to analyze the Burning Man Festival. These components are: A(1) Ritualized journey to a (2) specific culturally imbued geographic location intended to (3) connect .individuals to a collective experience of (4) something beyond their ordinary existence, something perhaps sacred, transcendent, healing, or transformative, however, the individuals and communities involved choose to conceive those ideas and that (5) can emerge in either religious or secular contexts. B(1) Ritualized journey to a (2) specific culturally imbued geographic or nonexistent metaphoric .location intended to (3) connect individuals to a collective experience of (4) something beyond their ordinary existence, something perhaps sacred, transcendent, healing, or transformative, however, the individuals and communities involved choose to conceive those ideas and that (5) can emerge in only religious contexts.

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Victor Turner's concept of "rites of passage" indeed emphasizes a ritualized journey to a specific, culturally significant location that connects individuals to a collective experience beyond their ordinary existence. This can occur in both religious and secular contexts, making option A the correct choice.

Gilmore Draws Upon Victor Truner's Components of "Rites of Passage