Toward Witnessing the Other: Syria, Islam and Frans van der Lugt

This article addresses issues and questions at the intersection of religion and theatrical drama from the perspective of Muslim-Christian comparative theology. A case study approaching an actual performance of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet from this disciplinary point of view also takes into accoun...

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Main Author: VanZandt Collins, Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2020]
In: Religions
Year: 2020, Volume: 11, Issue: 3
Further subjects:B Frans van der Lugt
B Comparative Theology
B Witness
B theatrical drama
B Romeo and Juliet
B Martyrdom
B Syria
B William Shakespeare
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