'performance Studies' Includes Discussion Of The Performing Arts And Popular Entertainments, Rituals, Play And Games As Well As The Performances Of Every Day Life. Supporting Examples And Ideas Are Drawn From The Arts, Anthropology, Ritual Theory, Ethology, Philosophy And Aesthetics. What Is Performance Studies? -- What Is Performance? -- Ritual -- Play -- Performativity -- Performing -- Performance Processes -- Global And Intercultural Performance. Richard Schechner. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 326-340) And Index.