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The universality of theatrical means of expression leads to the conjecture that their roots must lie in an elementary and vital faculty of the psyche. I have suggested elsewhere that these roots lie in the inborn capacity of the human brain to spontaneously create images, and employ them in thinking...
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| Published in | Future Theatre Research p. 2 |
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| Format | Book Chapter |
| Language | English |
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United Kingdom
Liverpool University Press
01.01.2016
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | The universality of theatrical means of expression leads to the conjecture that their roots must lie in an elementary and vital faculty of the psyche. I have suggested elsewhere that these roots lie in the inborn capacity of the human brain to spontaneously create images, and employ them in thinking practices (Rozik, 2002: 247–69).
In my previous research, I have repeatedly suggested to trace the roots of various forms of theatre semiosis back to the thinking principles of the preverbal mind, under the intuitive assumption that there is a fundamental affinity between them. In the light of this intuition, |
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| ISBN: | 9781845197742 1845197747 |
| DOI: | 10.2307/j.ctv3029srm.5 |