By means of performance : intercultural studies of theatre and ritual /
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| Imprint: | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1990. |
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| Description: | xv, 298 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/958345 |
| Summary: | The field of performance studies embraces performance behaviour of all kinds and in all contexts, from everyday life to high ceremony. This volume investigates a wide range of performance behaviour - dance, ritual, conflict situation, sports, storytelling and display behaviour - in a variety of circumstances and cultures. It considers such issues as the relationship between training and the finished performance; whether performance behaviour is universal or culturally specific; and the relationships between ritual aesthetics, popular entertainment and religion, and sports and theatre and dance. The volume brings together essays from leading anthropologists, artists and performance theorists to provide a definitive introduction to the burgeoning field of performance studies. It will be of value to scholars, teachers and students of anthropology, theatre, folklore, semiotics and performance studies. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 298 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0521326087 0521339154 (pbk.) |