Between Play and Prayer - The Variety of Theatricals in Spiritual Performance (Hardcover)

"Between Play and Prayer" launches "Spiritual Performance "as a term to cover all human performance which in some way refers to creating the presence of beings or entities from a realm that transgresses the sensorial. This notion covers a great variety of performative genres, ranging from funerary services, spiritualist performances of deceased souls, to spiritual readings. This broad and deep approach to a range of performances is answering a renewed craving for spirituality in contemporary culture. By way of performance theory and aesthetic theory, concepts of "faith," " belief," " experience," "play," "prayer "and "theatricality," are set in motion when proposing the necessity of experiencing such performances on their own terms. In depth descriptions of a variety of performances in Norwegian and New Zealand local contexts show the necessity of experiencing and understanding an existential quality in "Spiritual Performance." "Faith," not "credo," is at the heart of spiritual practice. The book represents a new, innovative and trans-disciplinary approach to spirituality in performance. The reading of this book is a must for scholars in the field of theatre- and performance studies, ritual and festival studies, for scholars of religion, and anyone interested in the understanding of spiritual practices.

General

Imprint:	Editions Rodopi B.V.
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Consciousness, Literature and the Arts, 27
Release date:	2010
First published:	2010
Authors:	Anita Hammer
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	430
ISBN-13:	978-90-420-3170-8
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Religious groups Promotions
LSN:	90-420-3170-0
Barcode:	9789042031708

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