Masked Performance: The Play of Self and Other in Ritual and Theater - Emigh, John

the play of self and other in ritual and theatre

KORTE INHOUD

Growing out of a series of articles written over a 15 year period, and illustrated with over 100 photos, this volume offers a narrowed focus examination of various performing traditions that rely on the expressive power and imagination of masks. It explores the redefinition of self into "other," when the mask is worn, and examines actors and their performances in Papua New Guinea, Orissa, India, and Bali.
1996Taal: Engelszie alle details...

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1996Uitgever: University of Pennsylvania Press336 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 081221336XISBN-13: 9780812213362

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