LEADER 02354nam 22004453u 450 001 9910450800903321 005 20210114014844.0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000447517 035 $a(EBL)837094 035 $a(OCoLC)56109583 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC837094 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000447517 100 $a20131216d2005|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 14$aThe Roots of Theatre$b[electronic resource] $eRethinking Ritual and Other Theories of Origin 210 $aIowa City $cUniversity of Iowa Press$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (385 p.) 225 1 $aStudies Theatre Hist & Culture 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-87745-817-0 327 $aIntroduction; 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 History 327 $a17. Reflections and ConclusionsBibliography; Index 330 $aThe topic of the origins of theatre is one of the most controversial in theatre studies, with a long history of heated discussions and strongly held positions. In The Roots of Theatre, Eli Rozik enters the debate in a feisty way, offering not just another challenge to those who place theatre's origins in ritual and religion but also an alternative theory of roots based on the cultural and psychological conditions that made the advent of theatre possible. 410 0$aStudies Theatre Hist & Culture 606 $aRites and ceremonies 606 $aTheater -- Origin 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aRites and ceremonies. 615 4$aTheater -- Origin. 676 $a792.01 676 $a792/.01 700 $aRozik$b Eli$0890718 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450800903321 996 $aThe Roots of Theatre$92110747 997 $aUNINA