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How is social action related to aesthetics, and anthropology to theatre? What is the meaning of such concepts as "work," "play, "liminal," and "flow"? In this highly influential book, Turner elaborates on ritual and theatre, persona and individual, role-playing and performing, taking examples from American, European, and African societies for a greater understanding of culture and its symbols.
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From Ritual to Theatre, Victor Turner
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- 2001
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- Title
- From Ritual to Theatre
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Victor Turner
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Released
- 2001
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 128
- ISBN10
- 0933826176
- ISBN13
- 9780933826175
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Art & Culture, Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Psychological Topics, Religious Topics, Philosophical Topics, Religion, Philosophy, Theater, Theatre & Dance, Anthropology
- Original title
- From ritual to theatre
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- Description
- How is social action related to aesthetics, and anthropology to theatre? What is the meaning of such concepts as "work," "play, "liminal," and "flow"? In this highly influential book, Turner elaborates on ritual and theatre, persona and individual, role-playing and performing, taking examples from American, European, and African societies for a greater understanding of culture and its symbols.