Performance, Cognitive Theory, and Devotional Culture: Sensual Piety in Late Medieval York (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780230103191)

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.

Author: J. Stevenson
ISBN-10: 0230103197
ISBN-13: 9780230103191
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 06/21/2010
Pages: 264
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 0.90d