A Comprehensive review and criticism of each of the leading historical and anthropological theories of the origin of theatre. Argues that theatre is a sui generis kind of creativity whose roots lie in the spontaneous image-making faculty of the human psyche. Biblio. Index. xix, 362 pp. Fine w/ Fine dj Size: 8vo.

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Title: The Roots of Theatre, Rethinking Ritual and Other Theories of Origin
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Publication Date: 2002
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0877458170
ISBN 13: 9780877458173
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: New
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

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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.

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

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