Wrestling With Religion: Freedom, Violence, and Ultimate Concern on the Theodramatic Stage

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dc.contributor.advisorRuparell, Tinu
dc.contributor.authorFieseler, Nicholas Leroy
dc.contributor.committeememberAdamek, Wendi
dc.contributor.committeememberPalacios, Joy
dc.contributor.committeememberBarton, Bruce
dc.contributor.committeememberMarkham, Ian
dc.date2023-11
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-15T20:52:18Z
dc.date.available2023-08-15T20:52:18Z
dc.date.issued2023-08
dc.description.abstractThe intersection of religion and popular culture is largely understood as imposing traditional forms of religion onto popular culture phenomena. This conception restricts the role of religion to preconceived and formalized expressions of belief systems without recognizing the potentially vast expanse the concept of religion entails. By applying the models of Hans Urs von Balthasar’s theodrama and Rene Girard’s mimetic theory to popular culture, the distinction between areas deemed sacred and profane is diminished, making it possible to re-imagine aspects of religion in all areas of existence. This thesis explores religion implicit in the oft-ignored phenomenon of professional wrestling, through which a fresh understanding of moral behavior, and the appeal of “bad” actors on the theodramatic and wrestling stage, may be seen as expressions of religion discerned independent of formalized definitions and traditional restrictions. In this theodramatic re-imagining, the category of religion expands beyond its current narrow confines to include areas not normally deemed religious.
dc.identifier.citationFieseler, N. L. (2023). Wrestling with religion: freedom, violence, and ultimate concern on the theodramatic stage (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1880/116862
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/41704
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgary
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectTheodrama
dc.subjectImplicit Religion
dc.subjectMimetic Theory
dc.subjectProfessional Wrestling
dc.subjectUltimate Concern
dc.subject.classificationEducation--Religious
dc.titleWrestling With Religion: Freedom, Violence, and Ultimate Concern on the Theodramatic Stage
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineReligious Studies
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
ucalgary.thesis.accesssetbystudentI do not require a thesis withhold – my thesis will have open access and can be viewed and downloaded publicly as soon as possible.
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