Imagination, Identification and Catharsis in Theatre and Therapy
Author | : Mary Duggan |
Publisher | : Jessica Kingsley Pub |
Total Pages | : 149 |
Release | : 1997 |
ISBN-10 | : 1853024317 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781853024313 |
Rating | : 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Download or read book Imagination, Identification and Catharsis in Theatre and Therapy written by Mary Duggan and published by Jessica Kingsley Pub. This book was released on 1997 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines the underlying theatrical underpinning of dramatherapy, which is firmly based on an understanding of processes which are fundamentally theatrical. It approaches the subject systematically, arguing that the hidden psychological mechanisms which make theatre work are the same as those which operate in dramatherapy.