LEADER 03452oam 2200553I 450 001 9910159449503321 005 20240505184202.0 010 $a1-315-27751-4 010 $a1-351-99957-5 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315277516 035 $a(CKB)3710000001018901 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4786517 035 $a(OCoLC)968243811 035 $a(BIP)56671852 035 $a(BIP)56671525 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001018901 100 $a20180706d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe performance of religion $eseeing the sacred in the theatre /$fby Cia Sautter 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (196 pages) 311 08$a1-138-24288-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $a1. Prologue : performing religion -- 2. Performing religion -- 3. Faustus and being good : ethical choices -- 4. All's well : choice, responsibility, and dialogue -- 5. Ending in dance : ethics, religion, and staged movement -- 6. Epilogue. 330 $aThe performing arts are uniquely capable of translating a vision of an ideal or sacred reality into lived practice, allowing an audience to confront deeply held values and beliefs as they observe a performance. However, there is often a reluctance to approach distinctly religious topics from a performance studies perspective. This book addresses this issue by exploring how religious values are acted out and reflected on in classic Western theatre, with a particular emphasis on the plays put on during the Globe Theatre's yearlong season of 'Shakespeare and the Bible'. Looking at plays such as Much Ado About Nothing, Dr. Faustus and Macbeth, each chapter includes ethnographic overviews of the performance of these plays as well as historical and theological perspectives on the issues they address. The author also utilizes scholarship from other academics, such as Paul Tillich and Martin Buber, in examining the relationship between art and culture. This helps readers of this book to look at religion in culture, and raise questions and explore ideas about how people appraise their religious values through an encounter with a performance. The Performance of Religion: Seeing the sacred in the theatre treads new ground in bringing performance and religious studies scholarship into direct conversation with one another. As such, it is essential reading for any academic with an interest in theology, religion and ethics and their expression in culture through the performing arts. 606 $aEnglish drama$yEarly modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600$xHistory and criticism 606 $aReligion and literature$zEngland$xHistory$y16th century 606 $aReligion and drama 606 $aTheater$xReligious aspects 606 $aPerformance$xReligious aspects 615 0$aEnglish drama$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aReligion and literature$xHistory 615 0$aReligion and drama. 615 0$aTheater$xReligious aspects. 615 0$aPerformance$xReligious aspects. 676 $a822.3/3 700 $aSautter$b Cia.$0870994 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910159449503321 996 $aThe performance of religion$91944322 997 $aUNINA