Unbridled: studying religion in performance
"In Unbridled, scholar of religion William Robert uses Peter Shaffer's enigmatic 1973 play Equus, about a boy passionately devoted to horses, to think about and teach religion. For Robert, a play like Equus tangles together text, performance, practice, embodiment, and reception. Studying a...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago London
The University of Chicago Press
[2022]
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Series/Journal: | Class 200, new studies in religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Shaffer, Peter 1926-2016, Equus
/ Religion
/ Theater
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| IxTheo Classification: | AA Study of religion AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AH Religious education |
| Further subjects: | B
Drama
Religious aspects
B Drama B Shaffer, Peter (1926-2016) B Shaffer, Peter (1926-2016) Equus |
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| Summary: | "In Unbridled, scholar of religion William Robert uses Peter Shaffer's enigmatic 1973 play Equus, about a boy passionately devoted to horses, to think about and teach religion. For Robert, 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, Robert transforms standard approaches to the study of religion, engaging with key themes including ritual, sacrifice, worship, power, desire, violence, and sexuality, as well as major thinkers such as Marx, Freud, Nietzsche, and contemporary theorists such as J. Z. Smith and Judith Butler. As Robert shows, the way themes and theories play out in Equus challenges us to imagine the study of religion anew through open questioning, contrasting perspectives, and alternative modes of interpretation and appreciation"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0226816583 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.7208/chicago/9780226816890.001.0001 |