The roots of theatre

Titel: The roots of theatre : rethinking ritual and other theories of origin / Eli Rozik
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Veröffentlicht: Iowa City : Univ. of Iowa Press, 2002
Umfang: XIX, 362 S.
Format: E-Book
Sprache: Englisch
Schriftenreihe/
mehrbändiges Werk:
Studies in theatre history and culture
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Vorliegende Ausgabe: Online-Ausg.: 2004. - Online-Ressource.
ISBN: 9781587294266 (Sekundärausgabe) ; 1587294265 (Sekundärausgabe)
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Bemerkung: Theories of origins: Basic Definitions. - The Ritual Origin of Tragedy. - The Ritual Origin of Comedy. - The Shamanistic Source. - The Recreation of Theatre by Christianity. - The Mummers' Plays. - The Adoption of Theatre by Judaism. - Back to Aristotle. - Hedges and boundaries: Performance Theory. - The "Drama" of Real Life. - The Spirit of Carnival. - Culture as Play/Game. - A theory of roots: The "Language" of Dreams. - Playing as Thinking. - Mythical Representation. - Retracing the Steps of History. - Reflections and Conclusions