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rethinking ritual and other theories of origin
THEORIES OF ORIGINS -- Basic Definitions -- The Ritual Origin of Tragedy -- The Ritual Origin of Comedy -- The Shamanistic Source -- The Recreation of Theatre by Christianity -- The Mummers' Plays -- The Adoption of Theatre by Judaism -- Back to Aristotle -- HEDGES AND BOUNDARIES -- Performance Theory -- The "Drama" of Real Life -- The Spirit of Carnival -- Culture as Play/Game -- A THEORY OF ROOTS -- The "Language" of Dreams -- Playing as Thinking -- Mythical Representation -- Retracing the Steps of History -- Reflections and Conclusions.
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