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Performance, Cognitive Theory, and Devotional Culture: Sensual Piety in Late Medieval York (Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance)
Jill Stevenson
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Description for Performance, Cognitive Theory, and Devotional Culture: Sensual Piety in Late Medieval York (Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance)
Hardcover. This innovative work uses cognitive theory to explore the layperson's physical encounter with live religious performances in late medieval York. Series: Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3H; AN; HBJD1; HBLC1; HRCC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 420.
In Performance, Cognitive Theory, and Devotional Culture, Jill Stevenson uses cognitive theory to explore the layperson s physical encounter with live religious performances, and to argue that laypeople s interactions with other devotional media - such as books and art objects - may also have functioned like performance events. By revealing the remarkable resonance between cognitive science and medieval visual theories, Stevenson demonstrates how understanding medieval culture can enrich the study of performance generally. She concludes by applying her theories of medieval performance culture to contemporary religious forms, including creationist museums, Hell Houses, and megachurches.
In Performance, Cognitive Theory, and Devotional Culture, Jill Stevenson uses cognitive theory to explore the layperson s physical encounter with live religious performances, and to argue that laypeople s interactions with other devotional media - such as books and art objects - may also have functioned like performance events. By revealing the remarkable resonance between cognitive science and medieval visual theories, Stevenson demonstrates how understanding medieval culture can enrich the study of performance generally. She concludes by applying her theories of medieval performance culture to contemporary religious forms, including creationist museums, Hell Houses, and megachurches.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230103191
SKU
V9780230103191
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99-15
About Jill Stevenson
JILL STEVENSON is Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts at Marymount Manhattan College, USA.
Reviews for Performance, Cognitive Theory, and Devotional Culture: Sensual Piety in Late Medieval York (Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance)
"Stevenson's book is a complex and rich one, not easy to dip into, but worth a sustained reading, as the argument builds gradually from chapter to chapter, deftly adding detail and nuance as it proceeds . . . [This] contribution to the scholarly conversation adds to the current paradigm, rather than shifting it, but it is nevertheless an important addition, ... Read more