The Death and Resurrection of Theater as. Liturgical Drama: Crash Course Theater #8
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Date: 2022-04-04
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Shawn
This is more ore less still going on. I remember as a kid in Catholic school watching the liturgical performance of the Stations of the Cross. The parishioners/audience calls out responses as the Roman crowds saying -free Barabbas- and -crucify him. -
Years later, I attended a Wiccan Yule ritual, in which two of the priests acted out the roles of the Oak King fighting and slaying the Holly King.
I think the ritual of acting out historical/mythical events gives them a sense of realness and a stronger personal connection than can be gained by simply reading a book or hearing a lecture.
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This is more ore less still going on. I remember as a kid in Catholic school watching the liturgical performance of the Stations of the Cross. The parishioners/audience calls out responses as the Roman crowds saying -free Barabbas- and -crucify him. -
Years later, I attended a Wiccan Yule ritual, in which two of the priests acted out the roles of the Oak King fighting and slaying the Holly King.
I think the ritual of acting out historical/mythical events gives them a sense of realness and a stronger personal connection than can be gained by simply reading a book or hearing a lecture.
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marvelfannumber1
Wait, the Western Roman Empire fell in 568 A. D? Where's this coming from? The last Western Roman Emperor (Julius Nepos) was killed in 480 A. D. The only thing that happened in Rome during 568 was that the Lombards invaded most (not all, most) of Italy (Rome was still Roman for a century or so longer. If you're going to label the Eastern Roman Empire as the Roman Empire (which is the correct position, let's be honest guys, then go all the way and say the Roman Empire ended in 1453, not that the Western half ended at some random, arbitrary date.
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Wait, the Western Roman Empire fell in 568 A. D? Where's this coming from? The last Western Roman Emperor (Julius Nepos) was killed in 480 A. D. The only thing that happened in Rome during 568 was that the Lombards invaded most (not all, most) of Italy (Rome was still Roman for a century or so longer. If you're going to label the Eastern Roman Empire as the Roman Empire (which is the correct position, let's be honest guys, then go all the way and say the Roman Empire ended in 1453, not that the Western half ended at some random, arbitrary date.
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Marcus
Hello dear CrashCourse people,
I just saw your video on the agricultural Revolution and due to the fact that you didn't point out a solution to the negative effects of mostly monocultural agriculture and the time and protein defecit I was wondering if you considered the methods of 'permaculture' and plantal sources of protein. Or did you maybe already make a video about it?
There are historical roots to this topic after all: )
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Hello dear CrashCourse people,
I just saw your video on the agricultural Revolution and due to the fact that you didn't point out a solution to the negative effects of mostly monocultural agriculture and the time and protein defecit I was wondering if you considered the methods of 'permaculture' and plantal sources of protein. Or did you maybe already make a video about it?
There are historical roots to this topic after all: )
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Eden
the hint that constantine converted to christianity to just to stabilise the empire is v weird - why would converting to a minority palestinian sect that had been oppressed for centuries help stabilise the government? also the circumstances of his baptism and other personal quirks make his christianity seem pretty sincere, crazy thought but maybe he did actually believe in god.
(great video though not trying to start a fight xx)
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the hint that constantine converted to christianity to just to stabilise the empire is v weird - why would converting to a minority palestinian sect that had been oppressed for centuries help stabilise the government? also the circumstances of his baptism and other personal quirks make his christianity seem pretty sincere, crazy thought but maybe he did actually believe in god.
(great video though not trying to start a fight xx)
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Jon
Interesting full circle here, and how theater originally born of religious ritual was ironically reborn from religious ritual. And BTW, I was a theater minor, and am still a major theater geek as a playwright, actor, improv-er, etc, so I really, really appreciate this crash course reminder, which is both refreshing a lot of what I learned and filling in gaps on what I didn't. Keep on keepin' on with it!
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Interesting full circle here, and how theater originally born of religious ritual was ironically reborn from religious ritual. And BTW, I was a theater minor, and am still a major theater geek as a playwright, actor, improv-er, etc, so I really, really appreciate this crash course reminder, which is both refreshing a lot of what I learned and filling in gaps on what I didn't. Keep on keepin' on with it!
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crash_course
Ummm. didn't one of Crash Course's other shows say that there's zero evidence that the Romans ever fed Christians to the lions? And wasn't it proven a few years back that it wasn't possible to intentionally flood the Coliseum, despite the stories?
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Ummm. didn't one of Crash Course's other shows say that there's zero evidence that the Romans ever fed Christians to the lions? And wasn't it proven a few years back that it wasn't possible to intentionally flood the Coliseum, despite the stories?
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James
wow, so. i googled nude mime, and it is still a thing. i found a half hour 'performance' that took me a couple sittings, but i watched 90% of it. its not super popular, but it happens. so yeah, thanks for that. i think
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wow, so. i googled nude mime, and it is still a thing. i found a half hour 'performance' that took me a couple sittings, but i watched 90% of it. its not super popular, but it happens. so yeah, thanks for that. i think
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Tristan
Hol' up! Theodora? Okay, so. I've done some gaming (don't worry, I get a lot of my history from regular sources that aren't entertainment platforms) and. wasn't she in charge of the Byzantine world for some time?
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Hol' up! Theodora? Okay, so. I've done some gaming (don't worry, I get a lot of my history from regular sources that aren't entertainment platforms) and. wasn't she in charge of the Byzantine world for some time?
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Masles
The Eastern Empire wasn't called the Byzantine Empire, it was the Roman Empire. We now call them Byzantines because we are those barbarians and we feel bad about it.
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The Eastern Empire wasn't called the Byzantine Empire, it was the Roman Empire. We now call them Byzantines because we are those barbarians and we feel bad about it.
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education
Mike, you're by far the best host in Crash Course. I'm not really that interested in theater but you make it so easy to enjoy anything about it. Keep it on!
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Mike, you're by far the best host in Crash Course. I'm not really that interested in theater but you make it so easy to enjoy anything about it. Keep it on!
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