{"product_id":"theatre-symposium-volume-21-ritual-religion-and-theatre-paperback-softback-9780817370084","title":"Theatre Symposium, Volume 21; Ritual, Religion, and Theatre  (Paperback \/ softback) 9780817370084","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTheatre Symposium, Volume 21\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eRitual, Religion, and Theatre \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eE. Bert Wallace (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780817370084\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 December 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e152 pages, 21 black \u0026amp; white illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm, 0.456 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eVolume 21 of \u003cem\u003eTheatre Symposium\u003c\/em\u003e presents essays that explore the intricate and vital relationships between theatre, religion, and ritual. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether or not theatre arose from ritual and\/or religion, from prehistory to the present there have been clear and vital connections among the three. \u003cem\u003eRitual, Religion, and Theatre\u003c\/em\u003e, volume 21 of the annual journal \u003cem\u003eTheatre Symposium\u003c\/em\u003e, presents a series of essays that explore the intricate and vital relationships that exist, historically and today, between these various modes of expression and performance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe essays in this volume discuss the stage presence of the spiritual meme; ritual performance and spirituality in \u003cem\u003eThe Living Theatre\u003c\/em\u003e; theatricality, themes, and theology in James Weldon Johnson’s\u003cem\u003e God’s Trombones\u003c\/em\u003e; Jordan Harrison’s \u003cem\u003eAct a Lady\u003c\/em\u003e and the ritual of queerness; \u003cem\u003eGerpla\u003c\/em\u003e and national identity in Iceland; confession in \u003cem\u003eHamlet \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Measure for Measure\u003c\/em\u003e; Christian liturgical drama; Muslim theatre and performance; cave rituals and the Brain’s Theatre; and other, more general issues. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited by E. Bert Wallace, this latest publication by the largest regional theatre organisation in the United States collects the most current scholarship on theatre history and theory.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The University of Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52574471749912,"sku":"9780817370084","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/theatre-symposium-volume-21-ritual-religion-and-theatre-paperback-softback-9780817370084","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}