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Record Nr.

UNINA9910794991003321

Autore

Baraniecka-Olszewska Kamila

Titolo

The crucified : contemporary passion plays in Poland / / Kamila Baraniecka-Olszewska

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, [Germany] : , : De Gruyter, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

3-11-053906-3

3-11-053996-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (268 pages)

Collana

Religion and Society, , 1437-5370 ; ; Volume 72

Classificazione

LC 29305

Disciplina

282

Soggetti

Passion-plays

Poland

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Passion Plays in Poland -- 2. The Category of Performance in the Study of Religious Culture -- 3. Participatum -- 4. Participans -- 5. Conclusion -- 6. Appendix -- 7. Bibliography -- Index of Names and Biblical Characters -- Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

The book is an anthropological study of a phenomenon observed within the range of contemporary Polish Catholic religiosity. The Crucified focuses on two fundamental issues: passion plays and performance theory. It presents an analysis of material collected during five years of field research, which sheds light on the varied world of religious performances. The phenomenon of passion plays is extremely complex and to some extent heterogeneous, hence its in-depth analysis reveals much not only about its own nature, but also about the entire modern religiosity. As a result, the book is constructed in such a way as to focus on a single phenomenon, but with conclusions extending to a much wider range of contemporary religious practices. The book reveals the need for self-expression of one’s own attitudes observable in contemporary spirituality, as well as the increasing participation of believers in the development of their religious life and thus in the formation of their own religious identity. All these processes are



interpreted in terms of performance theory. Applying this approach makes it possible to capture the believers’ need for activity and creativity in the field of practices alternative to the liturgy.