Catharsis

Catharsis (from Greek κάθαρσις katharsis meaning "purification" or "cleansing") is the purification and purgation of emotions—especially pity and fear—through art or any extreme change in emotion that results in renewal and restoration. It is a metaphor originally used by Aristotle in the Poetics, comparing the effects of tragedy on the mind of spectator to the effect of a cathartic on the body.

Dramatic uses

Catharsis is a term in dramatic art that describes the effect of tragedy (or comedy and quite possibly other artistic forms) principally on the audience (although some have speculated on characters in the drama as well). Nowhere does Aristotle explain the meaning of "catharsis" as he is using that term in the definition of tragedy in the Poetics (1449b21-28). G.F. Else argues that traditional, widely held interpretations of catharsis as "purification" or "purgation" have no basis in the text of the Poetics, but are derived from the use of catharsis in other Aristotelian and non-Aristotelian contexts. For this reason, a number of diverse interpretations of the meaning of this term have arisen. The term is often discussed along with Aristotle's concept of anagnorisis.

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Catharsis (disambiguation)

Catharsis is Greek word meaning "cleansing" or "purging".

Catharsis may also refer to:

  • Catharsis (medicine), the effect of a cathartic, a substance that accelerates defecation
  • Catharsis (American band), a hardcore punk band
  • Catharsis (Russian band), a symphonic power metal band
  • Catharsis (Elis album), 2009
  • Catharsis (Fingertips album), 2006
  • Catharsis (Közi album) (Katarushisu), or the title song, 2004
  • Catharsis (Yob album), a 2003 album by Yob
  • "Catharsis", a song by Anthrax from Volume 8: The Threat Is Real
  • "Catharsis", a song by Pitchshifter from Industrial
  • "Catharsis", a song by Versailles from Jubilee

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  • Katharsis (disambiguation)
  • Catharisis
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    Catharsis (organization)

    Catharsis is a charitable organization located in Tbilisi, Georgia. It has six branches in towns and regions of Georgia. One of the branches was working in Moscow in 1994-2009.

    History

    Catharsis was formed in 1990. The founder of Catharsis is Zaur-oleg Aladashvili.

    Services

    Services include:

  • Canteen - serves about 310 people per day.
  • Medical service - serves all people. The number of people who has a medical registration is more than a thousand.
  • Rehabilitation - professional specialists advise and train seniors on suitable exercises and offer massage services.
  • Room of relaxation - includes tropical birds.
  • Café 'Juli'- Coffee shop for seniors for conversation, birthdays and dating. The café is named after Juli Sukhishvili - the group's former designer.
  • Library - Classical or modern literature and periodicals.
  • Second-hand clothes - Clothing is sold and a tailor serves old men without wives.
  • Theatre of nostalgia - Amateur seniors put on shows. About 18 plays and comic sketches were staged there from 1993, including Cripple doll, The locked gate, Khanuma and Samanishvili’s stepmother.
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    Released 1972

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    Released 2010

    Верни им небо

    Released 2006

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    Released 2005

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    Released 2004

    Имаго

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    Released 1999

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    Catharsis

    by: Pitchshifter

    Watching the hit, I feel calm, crying and blood,
    try smell harm, back I go this mode of mind,
    you see me nice, you see me kind.
    My eyes strain, a blatant stain,
    this bloody picture, failing to scare.
    Can't touch it, it goes through me,
    can't feel the hit, all I do is see,
    the two sides of me, this square of glass,




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