Theatres of Human Sacrifice: From Ancient Ritual to Screen Violence
Book Details
Author(s)Mark Pizzato
PublisherState University of New York Press
ISBN / ASIN0791462609
ISBN-139780791462607
AvailabilityHabituellement expédié sous 24 h
Sales Rank1,307,350
CategoryPerforming Arts
MarketplaceFrance 🇫🇷
Description
Theatres of Human Sacrifice Contemporary debates about mass media violence tend to ignore the long history of staged violence in the theatres and rituals of many culture. In Theatres of Human Sacrifice, Mark Pizzato relates the appeal and possible effects of screen violence today--in sports, movies, and television news--to specific sacrificial rites and performance conventions in ancient Greek, Aztec, and Roman culture. Usin... Full description
