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A Sociological Consideration of Prayer and Agency

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Sun, A
Published in: TDR/The Drama Review
December 2016

Prayer may be seen as one of the most individual forms of action. Yet, like suicide, another supposedly individualistic action performed by a solitary individual, prayer is a dynamic, reflexive, intersubjective social action, and the sociality of prayer may transform the agency of the actor who is committed to this action over time.

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TDR/The Drama Review

DOI

EISSN

1531-4715

ISSN

1054-2043

Publication Date

December 2016

Volume

60

Issue

4

Start / End Page

118 / 129

Publisher

MIT Press - Journals

Related Subject Headings

  • Drama & Theater
  • 3604 Performing arts
  • 3601 Art history, theory and criticism
  • 1904 Performing Arts and Creative Writing
  • 1901 Art Theory and Criticism
 

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Sun, A. (2016). A Sociological Consideration of Prayer and Agency. TDR/The Drama Review, 60(4), 118–129. https://doi.org/10.1162/dram_a_00599
Sun, Anna. “A Sociological Consideration of Prayer and Agency.” TDR/The Drama Review 60, no. 4 (December 2016): 118–29. https://doi.org/10.1162/dram_a_00599.
Sun A. A Sociological Consideration of Prayer and Agency. TDR/The Drama Review. 2016 Dec;60(4):118–29.
Sun, Anna. “A Sociological Consideration of Prayer and Agency.” TDR/The Drama Review, vol. 60, no. 4, MIT Press - Journals, Dec. 2016, pp. 118–29. Crossref, doi:10.1162/dram_a_00599.
Sun A. A Sociological Consideration of Prayer and Agency. TDR/The Drama Review. MIT Press - Journals; 2016 Dec;60(4):118–129.
Journal cover image

Published In

TDR/The Drama Review

DOI

EISSN

1531-4715

ISSN

1054-2043

Publication Date

December 2016

Volume

60

Issue

4

Start / End Page

118 / 129

Publisher

MIT Press - Journals

Related Subject Headings

  • Drama & Theater
  • 3604 Performing arts
  • 3601 Art history, theory and criticism
  • 1904 Performing Arts and Creative Writing
  • 1901 Art Theory and Criticism