Theatres of Human Sacrifice - From Ancient Ritual to Screen Violence (Paperback, New)

Contemporary debates about mass media violence tend to ignore the long history of staged violence in the theatres and rituals of many culture. In Theatres of Human Sacrifice, Mark Pizzato relates the appeal and possible effects of screen violence today--in sports, movies, and television news--to specific sacrificial rites and performance conventions in ancient Greek, Aztec, and Roman culture. Using the psychoanalytic theories of Lacan, Kristeva, and ž iž ek, as well as the theatrical theories of Artaud and Brecht, the book offers insights into the ritual lures and effects of current mass media spectatorship, especially regarding the pleasures, purposes, and risks of violent display. Updating Aristotle's notion of catharsis, Pizzato identifies a sacrificial imperative within the human mind, structured by various patriarchal cultures and manifested in distinctive rites and dramas, with both positive and negative potential effects on their audiences.

General

Imprint:	State University of New York Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	SUNY series in Psychoanalysis and Culture
Release date:	November 2004
First published:	2005
Authors:	Mark Pizzato
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	275
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-7914-6260-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > General
LSN:	0-7914-6260-9
Barcode:	9780791462607

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