Performing bodies in pain : medieval and post-modern martyrs, mystics, and artists

Performing bodies in pain : medieval and post-modern martyrs, mystics, and artists / Marla Carlson.

Author/creator	Carlson, Marla
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Description	xii, 227 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Subject(s)	Pain in the theater. Violence in the theater. Theater--United States --History --21st century. Performance art. Theater--France --History --Medieval, 500-1500. French drama--To 1500 --History and criticism. Passion-plays--History and criticism.

Series	Palgrave studies in theatre and performance history Palgrave studies in theatre and performance history. ^A605166
Contents	Introduction -- Feeling torture -- Imagining death -- Enduring ecstasy -- Whipping up community -- Containing chaos -- Conclusion.
General note	Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--City University of New York, 2002.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2010001967
ISBN	9780230103863
ISBN	0230103863

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	PN2272.5.P35 C37 2010	✔ Available	Place Hold