Congregation brings together writings about performance and religious practice \u2013 suggesting in its title a space in which voices gather. The question that Congregation asks is a simple one \u2013 how might looking at religion through the lens of performance, that is, through practice rather than belief, illuminate and better inform some of the ways we think about religion? At a time when religion has once again entered the public arena as a divisive and contentious subject, Congregation addresses the religious imagination \u2013 exploring how religious practice informs artistic practice. The issue covers a broad territory and many religious traditions, artistic and scholarly approaches, levels of engagement with religious practice and reflections on art, artists, pasts and futures.<\/p>\n
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Editorial: Come Together
\nClaire MacDonald
\npp. 1 – 3
\nSonorous map and Well at the whorl\u2019s end [artists\u2019 pages]
\nNorman Shaw
\npp. 1
\nBody\/Space\/Worship: Performance theology and liturgical expressions of belief
\nPeter Civetta
\npp. 5 – 17
\nSpectres of Exchange: Rights and resources in Loisaida liberation-theology passion play performance
\nLara D. Nielsen
\npp. 18 – 30
\nEcstasy and Pain: The ritualistic dimensions of performance practice
\nRina Arya
\npp. 31 – 40
\n\u2018Secular Sacredness\u2019 in the Ritual Theatre of Nicol\u00e1s N\u00fa\u00f1ez
\nDeborah Middleton
\npp. 41 – 54
\nLiturgy and Mass Spectacle: The case of Catholic mass theatre in Flanders during the interwar period
\nThomas Crombez
\npp. 55 – 63
\nBearing Witness to the (In)visible Activism and the Performance of Witness in Islamic Orthopraxy
\nDominika Bennacer
\npp. 64 – 76
\nEqual are the Maasai and God
\nMalcolm Floyd
\npp. 77 – 88
\nLocal Diasporas \/ Global Trajectories: New aspects of religious \u2018performance\u2019 in British Tamil Hindu practice
\nAnn David
\npp. 89 – 99
\nThe Rhetoric of Ritual: Transformation as revelation and congregational liturgical dance as performance theory
\nClaire Maria Chambers (Blackstock)
\npp. 100 – 108
\nAvant-garde Poetry\u2019s \u2018New Spirit\u2019 between Text and Performance: Congregating to disperse and re-member
\nRomana Huk
\npp. 109 – 117
\nBecome: Secret acts in the work of Kate Davis
\nKirsten Norrie
\npp. 118 – 122
\nA Mountain Communion [artists\u2019 page]
\nNathan Walker, Elanor Stannage
\npp. 123 – 123
\nThe Divine Spaces of Metaphysical Spectacle: Ruth St Denis and Denishawn Dance Theatre at Lewisohn Stadium, the esoteric model in American performance
\nSusan Tenneriello
\npp. 124 – 138
\nWalking, Standing, Sitting Like a Duck: Three instances of invasive, reparative behaviour
\nCarol Becker
\npp. 139 – 145
\nThe Liturgical Lens
\nMegan Macdonald
\npp. 146 – 153
\nWholly Unholy: Religious iconography in Israeli art and performance
\nSharon Aronson-Lehavi, Nissim Gal
\npp. 154 – 162
\nCongregation and Performance: Experiential metaphysics in Hotel Pro Forma\u2019s Operation: Orfeo and jesus_c_odd_size
\nKim Skjoldager-Nielsen
\npp. 163 – 175
\nThe Drama of Liturgy and the Liturgy of Drama
\nSamuel Wells
\npp. 176 – 183
\nMouth to Mouth, Body and Blood: Self in congregation
\nEmily Anderson
\npp. 184 – 187
\nSonorous map and Well at the whorl\u2019s end [artists\u2019 pages]
\nNorman Shaw
\npp. 188
\nNotes on Contributors
\npp. 189 – 190<\/p>\n\n\n