Early Modern Encounters with the Islamic East - Performing Cultures (Hardcover, New Ed)

An exploration of early modern encounters between Christian Europe and the (Islamic) East from the perspective of performance studies and performativity theories, this collection focuses on the ways in which these cultural contacts were acted out on the real and metaphorical stages of theatre, literature, music, diplomacy and travel. The volume responds to the theatricalization of early modern politics, to contemporary anxieties about the tension between religious performance and belief, to the circulation of material objects in intercultural relations, and the eminent role of theatre and drama for the (re)imagination and negotiation of cultural difference. Contributors examine early modern encounters with and in the East using an innovative combination of literary and cultural theories. They stress the contingent nature of these contacts and demonstrate that they can be read as moments of potentiality in which the future of political and economic relations - as well as the players' cultural, religious and gender identities - are at stake.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Transculturalisms, 1400-1700
Release date:	July 2012
First published:	2012
Editors:	Sabine Schulting • Sabine Lucia Muller • Ralf Hertel
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	222
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-4094-3850-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4094-3850-3
Barcode:	9781409438502

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