{"product_id":"unbridled-studying-religion-in-performance-hardcover","title":"Unbridled: Studying Religion in Performance - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Robert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA study of religion through the lens of Peter Shaffer's play \u003ci\u003eEquus\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eUnbridled\u003c\/i\u003e, William Robert uses \u003ci\u003eEquus\u003c\/i\u003e, Peter Shaffer's enigmatic play about a boy passionately devoted to horses, to think differently about religion. For several years, Robert has used \u003ci\u003eEquus \u003c\/i\u003eto introduce students to the study of religion, provoking them to conceive of religion in unfamiliar, even uncomfortable ways. In \u003ci\u003eUnbridled\u003c\/i\u003e, he is inviting readers to do the same. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A play like \u003ci\u003eEquus \u003c\/i\u003etangles together text, performance, practice, embodiment, and reception. Studying a play involves us in playing different roles, as ourselves and others, and those roles, as well as the imaginative work they require, are critical to the study of religion. By approaching \u003ci\u003eEquus \u003c\/i\u003ewith the reader, turning the play around and upside-down, \u003ci\u003eUnbridled \u003c\/i\u003etransforms standard approaches to the study of religion, engaging with themes including ritual, sacrifice, worship, power, desire, violence, and sexuality, as well as thinkers including Judith Butler, Sigmund Freud, Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Jonathan Z. Smith. As \u003ci\u003eUnbridled \u003c\/i\u003eshows, the way themes and theories play out in \u003ci\u003eEquus \u003c\/i\u003echallenges us to reimagine the study of religion through open questions, contrasting perspectives, and alternative modes of interpretation and appreciation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Robert\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of religion and director of LGBTQ studies at Syracuse University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRevivals: Of Antigone\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTrials: Of Antigone and Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 27, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52960114835763,"sku":"9780226816586","price":178.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/dYNiHHAOSz9780226816586.webp?v=1768478037","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/unbridled-studying-religion-in-performance-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}