A child transported to a strange building in an unknown town knows that money has changed hands with his parents. What is his response? A woman, made redundant as a result of a colleagues scheming, at last hits upon her own simple revenge. A child in a Home refuses to speak to staff about a recent worry. He believes that he will 'sort things out' but how will he live with the consequences? Another story reflects on how little we often know about our own family members. A father worries about the course his son's life has taken. Should the young man have made different decisions? Is he heading...

In Performance, Cognitive Theory, and Devotional Culture, Jill Stevenson uses cognitive theory to explore the layperson s physical encounter with live religious performances, and to argue that laypeople s interactions with other devotional media - such as books and art objects - may also have functioned like performance events. By revealing the remarkable resonance between cognitive science and medieval visual theories, Stevenson demonstrates how understanding medieval culture can enrich the study of performance generally. She concludes by applying her theories of medieval performance culture...

In Performance, Cognitive Theory, and Devotional Culture, Jill Stevenson uses cognitive theory to explore the layperson s physical encounter with live religious performances, and to argue that laypeople s interactions with other devotional media - such as books and art objects - may also have functioned like performance events. By revealing the remarkable resonance between cognitive science and medieval visual theories, Stevenson demonstrates how understanding medieval culture can enrich the study of performance generally. She concludes by applying her theories of medieval performance culture...