Methexis

In theatre, '''methexis''' ({{langx|grc|μέθεξις}}; also '''methectics'''), is "group sharing". Originating from Greek theatre, the audience participates, creates and improvises the action of the ritual.

In philosophy, '''methexis''' is the relation between a particular and a Form (in Plato's sense); e.g., a beautiful object is said to partake of, or participate in, the Form of Beauty.<ref>{{cite book | last=Mautner| first=Thomas| date=2005| title=Penguin Dictionary of Philosophy| pages=388}}</ref>

Methexis is sometimes contrasted with mimesis. The latter "connotes emphasis on the solo performer (the hero) separate from the audience," in direct contrast to the communal methectic theatrical experience which has "little or no 'fourth wall'".<ref>{{cite book| last=Scott Giles| first=Freyda| editor-last1=Zack| editor-first1=Naomi| editor-link=Naomi Zack | title=Race/Sex: Their Sameness, Difference, and Interplay| chapter=Methexis vs. Mimesis: Poetics of Feminist and Womanist Drama| date=1998}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{wiktionary-inline|methexis}} *{{wiktionary-inline|methectics}}

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