Performing the reformation: religious festivals in contemporary wittenberg

This is a field study of religious tourism and festivity in contemporary Wittenberg, Germany, the one-time home of Martin Luther. Stephenson examines two important genres in today's globalized world: public festivals and religious, or heritage, tourism and pilgrimage. This on-the-ground account is brought intodialogue with important methodological and theoretical issues informing the fields of ritual studies and performance studies. INDICE: Illustrations iii; Introduction: APPROACHING LUTHERLAND 1; 1.: OPENING THE DOOR 19; 2.: THE WITTENBERG FESTIVALS 41; 3.: A MIGHTY FORTRESS? 72; 4.: MARTIN LUTHER, GERMAN HERO 125; 5.: SOCIABILITY, CONVIVIALITY 159; 6.: THE CARNIVALESQUE, PROCESSING CHANGE 192; 7.: PILGRIMAGE, SACRED SPACE 235; APPENDIX A 277; APPENDIX B 283; APPENDIX C 296; Bibliography 304; Index 309; DVDCONTENTS; Introduction (9:49); Legend to Portal (6:46); Wedding Montage (3:46); Tetzel at the Doors (4:38); Confirmands (4:04); The Animators (40:32); Processing (24:09); Music (2:37); Martin (3:11); Lutherland-Fatherland (23:22); Worship (38:32); Extras; Images of Luther's Wedding, 2005 (PowerPoint); Luther Protests (PowerPoint); Reformation Day Brochure, 2005 (pdf); Luther's Wedding Brochure, 2005(pdf); Selected Websites (pdf); Yale Conference Paper, Sensory Overload (pdf)

• ISBN: 978-0-19-973275-3
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 244
• Fecha Publicación: 10/06/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés