| Archaeology of Performance: Theaters of Power, Community, and Politics Contributor(s): Inomata, Takeshi (Editor), Coben, Lawrence S. (Editor), Baines, John (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0759108773 ISBN-13: 9780759108776 Publisher: Altamira Press OUR PRICE: $66.33 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2006 Annotation: Collection of original articles exploring theatricality in the ancient world and how it affected social life and politics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 930.101 |
| LCCN: 2005024190 |
| Series: Archaeology in Society |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.06" W x 8.92" (1.21 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Performances in the premodern communities shaped identities, created meanings, generated and maintained political control. But unlike other social scientists, archaeologists have not worked much with these concepts. Archaeology of Performance shows how the notions of theatricality and spectacle are as important economics and politics in understanding how ancient communities work. Without sacrificing conceptual rigor, the contributors draw on the wide-ranging literature on performance. Without sacrificing material evidence, they try to see how performance creates meaning and ideology. Drawing on evidence from societies large and small, Archaeology of Performance offers an important new ways of understanding ancient theaters of power. |
