The Theatre of the Occult Revival

Alternative Spiritual Performance from 1875 to the Present
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-349-49727-0
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 247 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3358 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History

This book explores the religious foundations, political and social significance, and aesthetic aspects of the theatre created by the leaders of the Occult Revival. Lingan shows how theatre contributed to the fragmentation of Western religious culture and how contemporary theatre plays a part in the development of alternative, occult religions.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lingan, E.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theatergeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. The Occult Revival and Its Theatrical Impulses 2. Katherine Tingley and the Theatre of the Universal Brotherhood and Theosophical Society 3. The Anthroposophical Theatre of Rudolf and Marie Steiner 4. Aleister Crowley's Thelemic Theatre 5. Rosicrucian Theatre and Wiccan Ritual 6. The Neopagan Performance Current Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Edmund B. Lingan is Interim Chair and Associate Professor of the Department of Theatre and Film at The University of Toledo, USA.