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Public Performances : Studies in the Carnivalesque and Ritualesque /

"A deep and wide-ranging exploration of relationships among public performance genres and the underlying political motivations they share. Illustrating the connections among three themes--the political, carnivalesque, and ritualesque--this volume provides rich and comprehensive insight into pub...

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Other Authors: Santino, Jack (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Logan : Utah State University Press, [2017]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"A deep and wide-ranging exploration of relationships among public performance genres and the underlying political motivations they share. Illustrating the connections among three themes--the political, carnivalesque, and ritualesque--this volume provides rich and comprehensive insight into public performance as an act of power assertion"--Provided by publisher
Item Description:This volume is written by scholars who have presented research at the Conference on Holidays, Ritual, Festival, Celebration, and Public Display. The papers themselves are not necessarily the same as their original presentations, and represent only a few of the authors who have presented at this annual conference over the years. This annual conference began in 1997 and the 15th was held in 2011 at the Sorbonne. This book reflects on the field of Ritual Studies, and the role and influence of the conference--Paraphrase from the introduction.
Physical Description:1 online resource (320 pages).
ISBN:9781607326359