The Meaning of the Circus: The Communicative Experience of Cult, Art, and Awe
Awards:   Commended for Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2019
Author:   Paul Bouissac (University of Toronto, Canada)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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9781350163751


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   20 February 2020
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Author:   Paul Bouissac (University of Toronto, Canada)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN:  

9781350163751


ISBN 10:   1350163759
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   20 February 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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List of Figures Preface Acknowledgements 1. Like moths flying to a candle in the night 2. Ritual and sacrifice: the circus between cult and art 3. The Music is the Message 4. Flashback 5. Great expectations 6. The Ethnography of Memory 7. A Sense of Gravity 8. To laugh or not to laugh 9. Lives under siege 10. Where is home? The circus's endless Odyssey Bibliography Index

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Paul Bouissac is Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto (Victoria College), Canada. He is a world renowned figure in semiotics and a pioneer of circus studies as an academic discipline.

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