Jesuit History, Theatre, and Spirituality: Jonathan Moore's Inigo

The 2014 staging and publication of Jonathan Moore's play Inigo offers a unique commentary on the relationship between acting and spirituality within the Society of Jesus, the official name of the Jesuit Order. Through a close analysis of Moore's play, this article contends that Jesuit spi...

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Autore principale: Muneroni, Stefano (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Pubblicazione: [2019]
In: Religion and the arts
Anno: 2019, Volume: 23, Fascicolo: 3, Pagine: 273-292
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Moore, Jonathan 1963-, Inigo / Ignacio, de Loyola 1491-1556 / Gesuiti / Storia / Dramma religioso
Notazioni IxTheo:CB Esistenza cristiana
CE Arte cristiana
KCA Ordine religioso
KDB Chiesa cattolica
Altre parole chiave:B Ignatius of Loyola
B Jonathan Moore
B Society of Jesus
B Inigo
B Post-secularism
B Jesuit theatre
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Riepilogo:The 2014 staging and publication of Jonathan Moore's play Inigo offers a unique commentary on the relationship between acting and spirituality within the Society of Jesus, the official name of the Jesuit Order. Through a close analysis of Moore's play, this article contends that Jesuit spirituality draws on performative skills to inspire exemplary behavior and foster an embodied and long-lasting response to devotional narratives. In probing post-secular readings of hagiographical drama, the author considers the reasons for the ongoing fascination exerted by saints as stage characters in contemporary plays and argues that the success of Inigo is due to its humanistic reconfiguration of the notions of sanctity, faith, and redemption, as well as to its understanding of sainthood as the result of answering a religious and artistic vocation.
ISSN:1568-5292
Comprende:Enthalten in: Religion and the arts
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15685292-02303004