Theater, democracy, and the mysteries : historical perspectives on the normalization of the irrational

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Theater, democracy, and the mysteries : historical perspectives on the normalization of the irrational

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title:	Theater, democracy, and the mysteries : historical perspectives on the normalization of the irrational
author:	Turco Simone
journal title:	Orbis Idearum
title of volume:	Magic in the history of ideas
volume:	7
issue:	1
date of publication :	2019
pages:	13-28
eISSN:	2353-3900
DOI:	10.26106/W7WV-6J43
URL:	https://www.orbisidearum.net/pdf/issue_11_article_65.pdf
date accessed:	2020-10-28
notes:	Bibliogr. s. 27-28
language:	English
journal language:	English
abstract in English:	The paper aims at illustrating how the line of esoteric thinking that posits the Mysteries as foundational of dramatic performances could have a sound and provable basis. It is argued that the Mysteries, belonging to a very ancient substratum of matriarchal beliefs, were once normal, Dionysian, and openly-observed celebrations that went underground as rational, patriarchal thought emerged in the cultural scene of the Mediterranean during the Hellenic Middle Ages. To normalize such Mysteric impulses, irrational spurs and celebrations were partly made into staged drama, a more rational scenery which, however, was inevitably based upon mythical topics and therefore retained a partly irrational facet. The paper aims to show in which way magical thinking, including its exile into a chthonic setting, is an integral part of the evolution of Hellenic politics and, as a consequence, of the idea of democracy.
keywords in English:	mysteries, magic, irrational, theater, democracy
type:	journal article
subtype:	academic paper

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