The Faith of Actors
Implicit Religion and Acting
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20206912 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roger Grainger (North-West University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 166-177 |
| Publication date | 2005-04-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Implicit Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1463-9955 • E-ISSN: 1743-1697 |
| Publisher | Equinox Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1558/imre.v8i2.166 |
| OpenAlex | W2153130533 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Over a period of several months, twenty-five actors were invited to answer the question ‘What is acting really about?’ Eighteen out of the twenty-five replied. Their response provides evidence for the claim that theatre is itself an inherently spiritual medium (as well as a vehicle for explicitly religious plays), and that the relationship of professional actors to their craft may be considered to be implicitly religious
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Craft · Epistemology · Faith · Political science · Sociology · History · Law · Philosophy · Theater, Performance, and Music History · Theatre and Performance Studies
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2010 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |