Performing Religion considers issues related to Tanzanian kwayas [KiSwahili, “choirs”], musical communities most often affiliated with Christian churches, a

Religious life and public life are both passionately performed, but often understood to exclude one another. This book's array of voices investigates the public

This book examines the relations between Western religion, secularism, and modern theater and performance. Sharon Aronson-Lehavi posits that the ongoing cultura

The intersections of religion, politics, and performance form the loci of many of the most serious issues facing the world today, sites where some of the world�

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