Swift Ritual, Spectacle, and Theatre in Late Medieval Seville

Performing Empire
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-80270-154-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 184 Seiten

Reihe: Early Social Performance

Investigates the theatrical objects, texts, images, architectures, and performers of late medieval Seville, showing how public spectacle facilitated cultural exchange, forged religious identities, and animated imperial projects among Muslims, Jews, and Christians.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Swift, Christopher

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Dramen und Dramatiker
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Europäische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Mittelalterliche, neuzeitliche Archäologie (Europa)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Notes and Abbreviations List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Theatres of Absence Chapter One: Theatrical Acculturation and the Andalusi Colony Chapter Two: Penance, Conversion, and Affective Convivencia Chapter Three: Strange Infidels in the Imperial Metropole Conclusion: Walking Ghosts Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Swift Christopher:
Christopher Swift is an Associate Professor of Theatre at the City University of New York, New York City College of Technology. He researches and teaches performance architecture, puppetry, and medieval theatre.