Between play and prayer : the variety of theatricals in spiritual performance / / Anita Hammer.
Between Play and Prayer launches Spiritual Performance as a term to cover all human performance which in some way refers to creating the presence of beings or entities from a realm that transgresses the sensorial. This notion covers a great variety of performative genres, ranging from funerary servi...
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| Superior document: | Consciousness, literature & the arts ; 27 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Consciousness, literature & the arts ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (425 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | Between Play and Prayer launches Spiritual Performance as a term to cover all human performance which in some way refers to creating the presence of beings or entities from a realm that transgresses the sensorial. This notion covers a great variety of performative genres, ranging from funerary services, spiritualist performances of deceased souls, to spiritual readings. This broad and deep approach to a range of performances is answering a renewed craving for spirituality in contemporary culture. By way of performance theory and aesthetic theory, concepts of faith , belief , experience , play , prayer and theatricality , are set in motion when proposing the necessity of experiencing such performances on their own terms. In depth descriptions of a variety of performances in Norwegian and New Zealand local contexts show the necessity of experiencing and understanding an existential quality in Spiritual Performance . Faith , not credo , is at the heart of spiritual practice. The book represents a new, innovative and trans-disciplinary approach to spirituality in performance. The reading of this book is a must for scholars in the field of theatre- and performance studies, ritual and festival studies, for scholars of religion, and anyone interested in the understanding of spiritual practices. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1282916874 9786612916878 9042031719 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Anita Hammer. |