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Class 200: New Studies in Religion Ser.: Unbridled : Studying Religion in Performance by William Robert (2022, Trade Paperback)
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A study of religion through the lens of Peter Shaffer’s play Equus. For several years, Robert has used Equus to introduce students to the study of religion, provoking them to conceive of religion in unfamiliar, even uncomfortable ways.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
ISBN-100226816907
ISBN-139780226816906
eBay Product ID (ePID)16050023871
Product Key Features
Number of Pages144 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameUnbridled : Studying Religion in Performance
SubjectSubjects & Themes / Religion, Theater / History & Criticism, Philosophy
Publication Year2022
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Religion, Performing Arts
AuthorWilliam Robert
SeriesClass 200: New Studies in Religion Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight10.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2021-019295
Dewey Edition23
Reviews Unbridled is a compelling, engaging, sophisticated provocation for how the study of religion might be done differently. Keeping his eyes fixed on Equus , Robert touches on themes central to the study of religion--performance, ritual, embodiment, sacrifice, image, worship, sexuality, violence--while also defamiliarizing the operation of these terms by following what Equus prompts us to think about them., Unbridled is a kaleidoscopic book that poses questions and gets one's theoretical imagination working., Unbridled treats Equus as a prism through which to reimagine the study of religion, asking urgent questions and inviting us to critically rethink methods as openings. With an inviting mix of confidence and humility, Robert reinvigorates pedagogical discussions, delivering insights about the difference between reverence and devotion, the meaning of critique, and the nature of literature. Every page provokes thoughts about how we teach and think about religion, and how we might do it otherwise., William Roberts Unbridled: Studying Religion in Performance is both an interdisciplinary work and a novel return to basics. Examining the methodology of studying religions through the lens of dramaturgy, performance studies, and other relational disciplines, the novelty of Roberts book lies in using the performance of a single play--Peter Schaffers Equus --to help shed light on how religions could be studied.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal822/.914
Table Of ContentPlaybill Program Notes Cast Prologue Act 1 1.1 Mise-en-scène 1.2 Imagination 1.3 Literature 1.4 Performance 1.5 Case 1.6 Terms 1.7 Problems 1.8 Question Act 2 2.1 Staging 2.2 Performance-Text 2.3 Inter- 2.4 Mask 2.5 Play 2.6 Acting 2.7 Make-Believe 2.8 Play-in-Play Act 3 3.1 Casting 3.2 Relations 3.3 Image 3.4 Human-Horse-Divinity 3.5 Devotion 3.6 Sexuality 3.7 Queer 3.8 Nude Act 4 4.1 Directing 4.2 Passion 4.3 Pain 4.4 Normal 4.5 Tragedy 4.6 Sacrifice 4.7 Ending 4.8 Value Epilogue Encore Credits Notes References Index
SynopsisA study of religion through the lens of Peter Shaffer's play Equus . In Unbridled , William Robert uses Equus , Peter Shaffer's enigmatic play about a boy passionately devoted to horses, to think differently about religion. For several years, Robert has used Equus to introduce students to the study of religion, provoking them to conceive of religion in unfamiliar, even uncomfortable ways. In Unbridled , he is inviting readers to do the same. A play like Equus tangles together text, performance, practice, embodiment, and reception. Studying a play involves us in playing different roles, as ourselves and others, and those roles, as well as the imaginative work they require, are critical to the study of religion. By approaching Equus with the reader, turning the play around and upside-down, Unbridled transforms standard approaches to the study of religion, engaging with themes including ritual, sacrifice, worship, power, desire, violence, and sexuality, as well as thinkers including Judith Butler, Sigmund Freud, Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Jonathan Z. Smith. As Unbridled shows, the way themes and theories play out in Equus challenges us to reimagine the study of religion through open questions, contrasting perspectives, and alternative modes of interpretation and appreciation.
LC Classification NumberPR6037.H23E6376 2022
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