Golgotha on City Peripheries: The Passion Play in Bygdoszcz Fordon
Golgotha on City Peripheries: The Passion Play in Bygdoszcz Fordon

Summary/Abstract: Passion plays are gaining more and more popularity in Poland. Through participation, the faithful seek answers not only to their religious doubts, but also to the problems of the contemporary world. That is why some Easter play organizers decide to depart from the classic script of Passion plays, based on the Stations of the Cross, and to prepare for the audience performances which interpret political and social processes through the religious story. One such Passion play has been staged for over ten years in Bydgoszcz Fordon in Poland. This article examines how the concept of ritual efficacy can explain the particular impact of the Easter play on its participants.

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