The Roots of Theatre: Rethinking Ritual and Other Theories of Origin (Studies Theatre Hist & Culture)

Rozik, Eli

ISBN 10: 0877458170 / ISBN 13: 9780877458173

Published by University of Iowa Press, U.S.A., 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Roots of Theatre: Rethinking Ritual and Other Theories of Origin (Studies Theatre Hist & Culture)
• Publisher: University of Iowa Press, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0877458170
• ISBN 13: 9780877458173
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Theater

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Synopsis

The topic of the origins of theatre is one of the most controversial in theatre studies, with a long history of heated discussions and strongly held positions. InThe Roots of Theatre, Eli Rozik enters the debate in a feisty way, offering not just another challenge to those who place theatre's origins in ritual and religion but also an alternative theory of roots based on the cultural and psychological conditions that made the advent of theatre possible.

About the Author

Eli Rozik is professor of theatre studies at Tel Aviv University and editor of the international journal Assaph: Studies in the Theatre.