Theatre Symposium, Volume 21 Ritual, Religion, and Theatre

Wallace, Edward Bert (Editor)/ Ambrose, Cohen (Contributor)/ Callaghan, David (Contributor)/ Carr, Gregory S. (Contributor)/ Dicintio, Matt (Contributor)

ISBN 10: 0817370080 / ISBN 13: 9780817370084

Published by Univ of Alabama Pr, 2013

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144 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Theatre Symposium, Volume 21 Ritual, Religion, and Theatre
• Publisher: Univ of Alabama Pr
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0817370080
• ISBN 13: 9780817370084
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.46 kilograms

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Synopsis

Volume 21 of Theatre Symposium presents essays that explore the intricate and vital relationships between theatre, religion, and ritual.

Whether or not theatre arose from ritual and/or religion, from prehistory to the present there have been clear and vital connections among the three. Ritual, Religion, and Theatre, volume 21 of the annual journal Theatre Symposium, presents a series of essays that explore the intricate and vital relationships that exist, historically and today, between these various modes of expression and performance.

The essays in this volume discuss the stage presence of the spiritual meme; ritual performance and spirituality in The Living Theatre; theatricality, themes, and theology in James Weldon Johnson’s God’s Trombones; Jordan Harrison’s Act a Lady and the ritual of queerness; Gerpla and national identity in Iceland; confession in Hamlet and Measure for Measure; Christian liturgical drama; Muslim theatre and performance; cave rituals and the Brain’s Theatre; and other, more general issues.

Edited by E. Bert Wallace, this latest publication by the largest regional theatre organization in the United States collects the most current scholarship on theatre history and theory.

CONTRIBUTORS
Cohen Ambrose / David Callaghan / Gregory S. Carr
Matt DiCintio / William Doan / Tom F. Driver / Steve Earnest
Jennifer Flaherty / Charles A. Gillespie / Thomas L. King
Justin Kosec / Mark Pizzato / Kate Stratton

About the Author

E. Bert Wallace is an associate professor of theatre and the codirector of the Honors Program at Campbell University.