Staging Consciousness: Theater and the Materialization of Mind

by William W. Demastes

Staging Consciousness argues that theater is a living invalidation of the Western dualism of mind and body, activating human consciousness through its embodiment of thought in performance. While consciousness theory has begun to find ways to bridge dualist gaps, Staging Consciousness suggests that theater has anticipated these advances, given the ways in which the physical theater promotes nonphysical thought, connecting the two realms in unique and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472112023
• ISBN13: 9780472112029
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"