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theatron
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Greek word from which the word theater is derived. 'thea' + 'tron' (instrument for viewing).
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Herodotus
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Greek historian considered to be the father of western history (484-425 B.C). Author of 'The Histories' which contains the first written record of the development of Greek theater.
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The Histories
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Written about 440 B.C. by Herodotus, it is considered to be the first western history book.
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Aristotle
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Greek philosopher (384-322 B.C.) who examined the origins of theater in his work 'The Poetics' (335 B.C.).
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Sir James George Fraser (1854-1941)
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Author of 'The Golden Bough' (1890), a comparative study of mythology and religion that theorized that religion arose out of fertility rites.
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mythology
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The study of myths, stories about the gods.
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legend
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Narrative stories about human activity that are based on real people.
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anthropology
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The study of human beings.
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positivism
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Positivism is a philosophy that holds that the only authentic knowledge is that based on actual sense experience.
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Bronislaw Malinowsky
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Bronisław Kasper Malinowski (1884 – 1942) was a Polish anthropologist who is widely considered to have been one of the most important 20th-century anthropologists. He believed that myth was an integral part of society (functionalism).
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functionalism
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The theory that myth is an organ of society that functions as a justification for the status quo.
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aetiological
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explanatory
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Claude Levi-Strauss (1908-)
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A French anthropologist whose theory of structuralism explores the nature of dualism (tragedy-comedy) in art and myth.
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mimesis
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The act of pretending to be another person
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primary source
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An eye-witness or contemporary witness to an historical event.
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secondary source
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An historical source that relies on second-hand information.
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3 essentials of the theater
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1. language
2. impersonation 3. audience |
