Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance: Sensual Piety in Late Medieval York

Stevenson, J.

In Performance, Cognitive Theory, and Devotional Culture, Jill Stevenson uses cognitive theory to explore the layperson s physical encounter with live religious performances, and to argue that laypeople s interactions with other devotional media - such as books and art objects - may also have functioned like performance events. By revealing the remarkable resonance between cognitive science and medieval visual theories, Stevenson demonstrates how understanding medieval culture can enrich the study of performance generally. She concludes by applying her theories of medieval performance culture to contemporary religious forms, including creationist museums, Hell Houses, and megachurches.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2010-06-21

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230103191

DOI: 10.1057/9780230109070

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 264