02354nam 22004453u 450 991045080090332120210114014844.0(CKB)1000000000447517(EBL)837094(OCoLC)56109583(MiAaPQ)EBC837094(EXLCZ)99100000000044751720131216d2005|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||The Roots of Theatre[electronic resource] Rethinking Ritual and Other Theories of OriginIowa City University of Iowa Press20051 online resource (385 p.)Studies Theatre Hist & CultureDescription based upon print version of record.0-87745-817-0 Introduction; Part One. Theories of Origins; 1. Basic Definitions; 2. The Ritual Origin of Tragedy; 3. The Ritual Origin of Comedy; 4. The Shamanistic Source; 5. The Recreation of Theatre by Christianity; 6. The Mummers' Plays; 7. The Adoption of Theatre by Judaism; 8. Back to Aristotle; Part Two. Hedges and Boundaries; 9. Performance Theory; 10. The "Drama" of Real Life; 11. The Spirit of Carnival; 12. Culture as Play/Game; Part Three. A Theory of Roots; 13. The ""Language"" of Dreams; 14. Playing as Thinking; 15. Mythical Representation; 16. Retracing the Steps of History17. Reflections and ConclusionsBibliography; IndexThe topic of the origins of theatre is one of the most controversial in theatre studies, with a long history of heated discussions and strongly held positions. In The Roots of Theatre, Eli Rozik enters the debate in a feisty way, offering not just another challenge to those who place theatre's origins in ritual and religion but also an alternative theory of roots based on the cultural and psychological conditions that made the advent of theatre possible.Studies Theatre Hist & CultureRites and ceremoniesTheater -- OriginElectronic books.Rites and ceremonies.Theater -- Origin.792.01792/.01Rozik Eli890718AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910450800903321The Roots of Theatre2110747UNINA