Performance of medieval religious mystery play as theatrical art genre and precursor of ‘political theatre’
Tlepov Z.A. Malikova A.M. Tursynbayeva A.O. Makulbekov A.T. Dugalich N.M.
2021Ecozone, OAIMDD
European Journal of Science and Theology
2021#17Issue 4109 - 117 pp.
The article deals with the notion and essence of performance as a cultural and social category, the origins of mystery plays and the characteristics of performing medieval mystery plays as appeals to the sacred and the political theatre of the Middle Ages. It is shown that in the 14th-16th centuries, the mystery play becomes a widespread genre of theatrical art under the aegis of the Catholic Church. However, the increasing role of secularism and the need to consolidate monarchical power give performative practices of the mystery play a social and political meaning, in which religious and sacred stories are replaced with military-political and social-historical.
Catholic Church , Liturgical drama , Medieval theatre , Performance , Performative practices
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L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, 2 Satpayev st., Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Kazakh National University of Arts, 50 Tauelsizdik Avenue, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Miklukho-Maklaya str.6, Moscow, Russian Federation
L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University
Kazakh National University of Arts
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)
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