The Theatrical Spectaculum: An Anthropological Theory hardcover english - 31 January 2020
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| Publisher | Palgrave MacMillan |
| ISBN 13 | 9783030281274 |
| ISBN 10 | 3030281272 |
| Author | Tova Gamliel |
| Book Format | Hardcover |
| Language | English |
| Book Subtitle | An Anthropological Theory |
| Book Description | This book offers a new mythic perspective on the secret of the allure and survival of a current-archaic institution-the Western theatre-in an era of diverse technological media. Central to the theory is the spectaculum-a stage world that mirrors a monotheistic cosmic order. Tova Gamliel here not only alerts the reader to the possibility of the spectaculum's existence, but also illuminates its various structural dimensions: the cosmological, ritual, and sociological. Its cosmo-logical meaning is a Judeo-Christian monotheistic consciousness of non-randomness, an exemplary order of the world that the senses perceive. The ritual meaning denotes the centrality of the spectaculum, as the theatre repeatedly reenacts the mythical and paradigmatic event of Biblical revelation. Its social meaning concerns any charismatic social theory that is anchored in the epitomic structure of social sovereignty-stage and audience-that the Western theatre advances in an era characterized by hypermedia. |
| About the Author | Tova Gamliel is Professor of Anthropology at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. Her research is grounded in existential and psychological anthropology. She is the author of Old Age with a Gleam in the Eyes (2000, Hebrew), End of Story: Meaning, Identity, Old Age (2005, Hebrew), Aesthetics of Sorrow: The Wailing Culture of Yemenite Jewish Women (2014), and Zahara's Diaries: A Feminine Invitation to Anthropology (2014, Hebrew) |
| Publication Date | 31 January 2020 |
| Number of Pages | 270 |
The Theatrical Spectaculum: An Anthropological Theory hardcover english - 31 January 2020
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