"Profoundly illuminating. This book sets a new standard for work in the anthropology of atmospheres and sensory studies." -- DAVID HOWES, Concordia University, Canada "An engaging, authoritative and highly original study of light, atmosphere and affect. It is at the same time an impassioned and robust argument for the field Mikkel Bille has been so central in founding: the socio-cultural understanding of how people construct and perform their social lives not just in light but with light." -- DON SLATER, London School of Economics, University of London, UK "Mikkel Bille's theoretical and ethnographic investigation makes a significant advance towards offering a new vision of the personal, societal and environmental implications of how people live with light." -- SARAH PINK, RMIT University, Australia "In expanding anthropological understanding about illumination, Mikkel Bille has produced a fascinating account of homely atmospheres, technological incompetence and the intense sociality of lighting. This highly readable, compelling and timely book is both provocative and authoritative." -- TIMOTHY EDENSOR, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.