EAN: 9783110539059

THE CRUCIFIED - KAMILA BARANIECKA-OLSZEWSKA GEB...

The book is an anthropological study of a phenomenon observed within the range of contemporary
Polish Catholic religiosity. The Crucified focuses on two fundamental issues: passion plays and
performance theory. It presents an analysis of material collected during five years of field
research  which sheds light on the varied world of religious performances. The phenomenon of
passion plays is extremely complex and to some extent heterogeneous  hence its in-depth
analysis reveals much not only about its own nature  but also about the entire modern
religiosity. As a result  the book is constructed in such a way as to focus on a single
phenomenon  but with conclusions extending to a much wider range of contemporary religious
practices. The book reveals the need for self-expression of one's own attitudes observable in
contemporary spirituality  as well as the increasing participation of believers in the
development of their religious life and thus in the formation of their own religious identity.
All these processes are interpreted in terms of performance theory. Applying this approach
makes it possible to capture the believers' need for activity and creativity in the field of
practices alternative to the liturgy.

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