The performative ground of religion and theatre /

Religious practitioners and theatergoers have much in common. So much, in fact, that we could say that religion is often a theatrical phenomenon, while theater can be religious experience. By examining the phenomenology of religion, we can in turn develop a better understanding of the phenomenology...

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Main Author: Mason, David V. (David Vaughn) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, [2019]
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