Theatre, sacrifice, ritual

Description:

"This innovative study of 20th century performative culture boldly examines the complexities of political theatre, propaganda and manipulation of the masses, and offers a revolutionary approach to the study of theatre and performance history. In offering both a performative and a semiotic analysis of such performances, Fischer-Lichte expertly demonstrates how theatre and ritual are fused in order to tackle the problem of community-building in societies characterized by loss of solidarity and disintegration, and exposes the provocative connection between the utopian visions of community they suggest, and the notion of sacrifice."--Jacket.

subjects: Theater,  Pageants,  Spectacles historiques,  Théâtre,  Theater (discipline),  PERFORMING ARTS,  Reference,  Ritual,  Opferritus,  Politisches Theater,  Performance,  Politik,  Politiek theater,  Théâtre politique canadien de langue française,  Dictionnaires,  Aspects religieux,  Spectacle,  Théâtre (Spectacle),  Théâtre politique,  Identité collective,  Rite,  20e siècle