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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 inFuture Theatre Research p. 2
Main Author Rozik, Eli
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United Kingdom Liverpool University Press 01.01.2016
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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,
ISBN:9781845197742
1845197747
DOI:10.2307/j.ctv3029srm.5