Description
On Ritual examines a range of performative practices from both the historical and contemporary repertoire. It will explore systematic connections between ritual and theatre, present the work of contemporary artists, and reflect on the role and meaning of ritual for theatrical purposes in the late twentieth century. The issue will also look at ritualism in the interstices of painting, music and theatre, the role of rituals for personal and social identity, and the antithesis of healing rituals and rituals of death.
Preface
Richard Gough
pp. v – vi
Preface and Editorial
Günter Berghaus
pp. vii
On Origins: Behind the Rituals
David George
pp. 1 – 15
Shamanism in Britain Today
Graham Harvey
pp. 16 – 24
The Aztec Ritual Sacrifices
Mutsumi Izeki
pp. 25 – 32
Sadomedicine: Bob Flanagan’s ‘Visiting Hours’ and Last Rites
Linda S. Kauffman
pp. 33 – 41
Mental Illness as Ritual Theatre
Roland Littlewood
pp. 42 – 53
Mythological and Ritual Theatre in Cuba
Inés María Martiatu Terry
pp. 54 – 60
A Sense of Wonder
Gordon MacLellan
pp. 61 – 64
Ritual and Crisis: Survival techniques of humans and other animals
Günter Berghaus
pp. 65 – 73
The Camera as Catalyst: Photography as a form of ritual theatre [artist’s pages]
Grace Lau
pp. 74 – 77
Mandala Meaning and Method: Ritual delineation of sacred space in tantric buddhism
Martin J. Boord
pp. 78 – 85
Grotowski’s Art as Vehicle: The invention of an esoteric tradition
Lisa Wolford
pp. 86 – 96
The Performance of Pain
Ted Polhemus
pp. 97 – 104
The Serpent’s Song: Ritual performances of the Kaxinawá in the Amazon forest
Cláudia Neiva de Matos
pp. 105 – 112
Diary of an Imaginal Navigation [artist’s pages]
Maria de Marias
pp. 113 – 116
Book Reviews
Graham Ley, Daniel C. Noel, Günter Berghaus
pp. 117 – 129
Archive Review
Hanno Millesi
pp. 130 – 133
