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Volume 21 of Theatre Symposium presents essays that explore the intricate and vital relationships between theatre, religion, and ritual.<br> <br> Whether or not theatre arose from ritual and/or religion, from prehistory to the present there have been clear and vital connections among the three. <i>Ritual, Religion, and Theatre</i>, volume 21 of the annual journal <i>Theatre Symposium</i>, presents a series of essays that explore the intricate and vital relationships that exist, historically and today, between these various modes of expression and performance.<br> <br> The essays in this volume discuss the stage presence of the spiritual meme; ritual performance and spirituality in <i>The Living Theatre</i>; theatricality, themes, and theology in James Weldon Johnson’s <i>God’s Trombones</i>; Jordan Harrison’s <i>Act a Lady</i> and the ritual of queerness; <i>Gerpla</i> and national identity in Iceland; confession in <i>Hamlet</i> and <i>Measure for Measure</i>; Christian liturgical drama; Muslim theatre and performance; cave rituals and the Brain’s Theatre; and other, more general issues.<br> <br> Edited by E. Bert Wallace, this latest publication by the largest regional theatre organization in the United States collects the most current scholarship on theatre history and theory.<br> <br> CONTRIBUTORS<br> Cohen Ambrose / David Callaghan / Gregory S. Carr<br> Matt DiCintio / William Doan / Tom F. Driver / Steve Earnest<br> Jennifer Flaherty / Charles A. Gillespie / Thomas L. King<br> Justin Kosec / Mark Pizzato / Kate Stratton