Title:
Dancing bodies of devotion : fluid gestures in Bharata natyam / Katherine C. Zubko.
Author:
Zubko, Katherine C., author.
Publication Information:
Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2014]
Call Number:
GV1796.B4 Z83 2014
Abstract:
This ethnography examines how contemporary dancers of Bharata natyam, a traditionally Hindu storytelling dance form, embody Buddhist, Muslim, Christian and Jain narratives. These dancers choreographically adapt various religious identities and ideas in order to emphasize pluralistic cultural and ethical dimensions in their work. Through the dancing body, multiple religious and secular interpretations are able to co-exist.
ISBN:
9780739187289
9780739195840
Series:
Studies in body and religion
Studies in body and religion.
Physical Description:
xvii, 251 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Religious Bodies Rasa: A Taste of the Divine Balasaraswati and Krishna Ni Begane Baro Francis Barboza and Christian Themes Conclusion: Bhakti Rasa: A Re-Personalized Aesthetic of Devotion Cultural Bodies Rasa and Bhakti as Indian Categories Dhanajayanas' Sanghanitra Kalai Kaviri's Gayatri Mantra Conclusion: Is There an Indian Way to Dance Devotion? Ethical Bodies Natya as Visual Education and the Ethics of Rasa Dhananjayans' Stree (Woman) Monica Colley's Morality Tales and Bhagavad Gita Sabdam Conclusion: An Ethics of Bhakti Rasa: Performance of a Moral Mood Pluralisitic Bodies Unity and Multiplicity of Rasa Malini Srinivasan and Sufi Qawwali Tehreema Mitha and Ratt Jaga (The Vigil) Conclusion: Revisiting "Unity in Diversity"
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