Performance and culture : narrative, image and enactment in India /
This book deals with various aspects of performance in India; especially that related to dance and dance-drama. Rather than being a description of the various dance forms of India, it attempts to discuss various social equations and cultural ideas that a performance attempts to portray. In this sens...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Newcastle upon Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars,
2011.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | This book deals with various aspects of performance in India; especially that related to dance and dance-drama. Rather than being a description of the various dance forms of India, it attempts to discuss various social equations and cultural ideas that a performance attempts to portray. In this sense, a performance is a narrative. At the same time, performances also deal with well-known narratives from the religious traditions of India, often redefining and recounting them in the process of p ... |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (154 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-143) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781443828321 1443828327 1283142740 9781283142748 9786613142740 6613142743 |