Theatre and Spirits

Alvin Eng Hui Lim (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

120 Seiten

2026
Methuen Drama (Verlag)
978-1-350-51794-3 (ISBN)

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A succinct overview of the close relationship between theatre and spirits, the porous boundary between the stage and the spiritual world, and the theatricality of spiritual experiences.

How does the theatrical world interact with spirits? How do spirits gain agency through performance? How have modern-day theatrical conventions been dictated by multi-generational attitudes towards spirits?

This brief study examines close relationship between theatre and spirits, a relationship manifested through ritual and religious practice, tracing the the changing attitudes towards spirits through theatre history.

Touching on international ideas such as Japan's noh, Korea's gut, Malaysia's mah yong, and Greek Drama, Theatre and Spirits combines theatre studies with ritual, religion, and performance studies, concisely explaining the complex relationship between theatre and the spirit world it may evoke: through the lens of theatre, everyday ritual and religious practice can also be understood at the level of theatricality.

Alvin Eng Hui Lim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English, Linguistics, and Theatre Studies at the National University of Singapore. He is also Deputy Director and Technology and Online Editor (Mandarin) of the Asian Shakespeare Intercultural Archive (A|S|I|A). He is the author of Digital Spirits in Religion and Media: Possession and Performance (2018).

Introduction

1. Sacred Places and Liminal Spaces
2. Ritual and Re-Enactments
3. Bodies and Possession

Conclusion: Technologies of Spirits

Erscheint lt. Verlag	17.9.2026
Reihe/Serie	Theatre And
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	111 x 178 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
ISBN-10	1-350-51794-1 / 1350517941
ISBN-13	978-1-350-51794-3 / 9781350517943
Zustand	Neuware