This work will inspire trainees and qualified drama therapists, arts therapists, psychotherapists, and counselors. It explores how ritual theater is used by drama therapists in different ways
and contexts, stressing ritual theater's potential as a healing system and as a tool in personal development. The first part of the book unearths the roots of ritual theater, offering
anthropological perspectives and a personal experience of a Dagara grief ritual. In part 2, editor Schrader explains her own framework of myth-a-drama, while other contributors discuss modern
day rites of passage and ritual theater in community settings. Part 3 presents examples of ritual theater in clinical practice with marginalized groups, counseling clients, and psychiatric
patients. Part 4 discusses transformational theater for peacemaking in areas of ethnic conflict, and looks at the potential of ritual theater as spiritual awakening. The book includes b&w
photos. Schrader teaches ritual theater workshops. Annotation 穢2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
