Religion, Theatre, and Performance (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies)

Lance Gharavi

ISBN 10: 0415710472 / ISBN 13: 9780415710473

Published by Routledge 2013-07-09, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Religion, Theatre, and Performance (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies)
• Publisher: Routledge 2013-07-09
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415710472
• ISBN 13: 9780415710473
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The intersections of religion, politics, and performance form the loci of many of the most serious issues facing the world today, sites where some of the world’s most pressing and momentous events are contested and played out. That this circumstance warrants continued, thoughtful, and imaginative engagement from those within the fields of theatre and performance is one of the guiding principles of this volume. This collection features a diverse set of perspectives, written by some of the top scholars in the relevant fields, on the many modern intersections of religion with theatre and performance. Contributors argue that religion can no longer be conceived of as a cultural phenomenon that is safely sequestered in the "private sphere." It is instead an explicitly public force that stimulates and complicates public actions, and thus a crucial component of much performance. From mystic theologies of acting to the neuroscience of spirituality in rituals to the performance of secularism, these essays address a broad variety of religious traditions, sharing a common conception of religion as a crucial object of discourse―one that is formed by, and significantly formative of, performance.

About the Author

Lance Gharavi is Associate Professor of Theatre in the School of Theatre and Film, Arizona State University, USA.