The Performative Ground of Religion and Theatre

by David Mason

Book Overview

Religious practitioners and theatregoers have much in common. So much, in fact, that we can say that religion is often a theatrical phenomenon, and that theatre can be a religious experience. By examining the phenomenology of religion, we can in turn develop a better understanding of the phenomenology of theatre. That is to say, religion can show us the ways in which theatre is not fake.

This study explores the overlap of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138704415
• ISBN13: 9781138704411
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 194 Pages