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Pragmatist Philosophy and Dance

Part of the Performance Philosophy Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-29314-7

ISBN: 978-3-030-29313-0

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Nov 30, 2019

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Chapter 1Sources: Beyond the Pale

Mullis, Eric

Pages: 1 –32

[Pragmatist philosophy holds that autobiographical experience plays an important role in philosophical inquiry. After discussing the role autobiography plays in the work of William James, John Dewey, and Richard Shusterman, Mullis details two personal experiences that stimulated his performance...
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Chapter 2Pragmatist Methods: Experimental Inquiry, Somaesthetics, and Performance Praxis

Mullis, Eric

Pages: 33 –58

[This chapter examines John Dewey’s theory of inquiry which entails qualitative thinking in response to problematic situations, experimentation, and critical analysis of results. Mullis also discusses somaesthetics, the interdisciplinary field of study which advocates for pluralist inquiry aimed...
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Chapter 3Religious History: Spirit Poured Out on All Flesh

Mullis, Eric

Pages: 59 –96

[This chapter advances a historical investigation of ecstatic Protestantism. It discusses the Camisard prophets, the Shakers, the Great Awakening described by Jonathan Edwards, and the first generation of American Pentecostalism. The biographies of Ann Lee, Charles Fox Parham, and William Seymour...
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Chapter 4Dance History: The Rolling Deep

Mullis, Eric

Pages: 97 –118

[In this chapter Mullis analyzes contemporary theatrical performance that centers on the Shakers; Doris Humphrey’s The Shakers, Lorraine Chapman and David Parker’s The Zealous Laborers, and The Wooster Group’s Early Shaker Spirituals. He observes common dramaturgical approaches to aspects of...
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Chapter 5Ethnographic Research: Signs Follow Them That Believe

Mullis, Eric

Pages: 119 –148

[In this chapter, Mullis details and analyzes ethnographic fieldwork in Pentecostal and non-denominational charismatic churches in Southern Appalachia. This research reveals the institutionally destabilizing power of ecstatic experience, the use of folk aesthetics in rural contexts, how various...
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Chapter 6Movement Research: The Most Originally Mine

Mullis, Eric

Pages: 149 –175

[This chapter details experimental embodied inquiry that was practiced in the studio to investigate ecstatic states. The practices Mullis discusses were developed by members of a cast who contributed to a performance project about ecstatic Pentecostalism of the Southeastern United States. After...
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Chapter 7Religious Experience: William James, Ecstasy, and Fundamentalism

Mullis, Eric

Pages: 177 –205

[In this chapter, Mullis critically engages William James’ account of conversion experiences and mystical consciousness in light of Pentecostal theology and ethnographic fieldwork in charismatic Pentecostal churches. James’ emphasis on pathology in his account of ecstatic behavior is critically...
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Chapter 8Conclusions: On Pragmatist Performance Philosophy

Mullis, Eric

Pages: 207 –240

[This chapter examines theoretical methodologies often used to analyze dance process, performance, and reception. After discussing the ability of the methodologies to account for the plurality of dance experience, Mullis argues for a pragmatic instrumentalism which holds that different theories...

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