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Theatres Of Human Sacrifice eBook

From Ancient Ritual To Screen Violence

de Mark Pizzato
idioma: inglês
Editor: State University of New York Press, novembro de 2004 ‧
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Provides insight into the ritual lures and effects of mass media spectatorship, especially regarding the pleasures, risks, and purposes of violent display.

Contemporary debates about mass media violence tend to ignore the long history of staged violence in the theatres and rituals of many cultures. In Theatres of Human Sacrifice, Mark Pizzato relates the appeal and possible effects of screen violence todayin sports, movies, and television newsto specific sacrificial rites and performance conventions in ancient Greek, Aztec, and Roman culture. Using the psychoanalytic theories of Lacan, Kristeva, and Zðizûek, as well as the theatrical theories of Artaud and Brecht, the book offers insights into the ritual lures and effects of current mass media spectatorship, especially regarding the pleasures, purposes, and risks of violent display. Updating Aristotle's notion of catharsis, Pizzato identifies a sacrificial imperative within the human mind, structured by various patriarchal cultures and manifested in distinctive rites and dramas, with both positive and negative potential effects on their audiences.

Theatres Of Human Sacrifice

From Ancient Ritual To Screen Violence

de Mark Pizzato

Propriedade Descrição
ISBN: 9780791484234
Editor: State University of New York Press
Data de Lançamento: novembro de 2004
Idioma: Inglês
Páginas: 275
Tipo de produto: eBook
Formato e Compatibilidade:
Coleção: Suny Series In Psychoanalysis And Culture
Classificação Temática: eBooks em Inglês > Ciências Sociais e Humanas > Sociologia
EAN: 9780791484234
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