Dancing the self : personhood and performance in the Pāṇḍav līlā of Garhwal /

Over a period of ten years, William Sax studied the inhabitants of the former kingdom of Garhwal, located in north India. He saw and took part in many performances of the pandav lila, a ritual reenactment of scenes from the Mahabharata in dance.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sax, William Sturman, 1957-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Subjects:
Pāṇḍava līlā.
Self-presentation in literature.
Folk drama > History and criticism.
Présentation de soi dans la littérature.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
Folk drama
Pāṇḍava līlā
Self-presentation in literature
Selbstdarstellung
Mahabharata (anoniem)
Dansdrama's.
Zelf.
Garhwal
Tehri Garhwal.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The Performative Construction of the Self
  • Prologue: The Mahabharata Story
  • 1. The Sutol Pandav Lila
  • 2. The Dance of the Cowherd: Pandav Lila as a Regional Tradition
  • 3. Hunting the Rhinoceros: Pandav Lila as a Man's Sport
  • 4. A Theater of Hegemony: Pandav Lila as a Rajput Tradition
  • 5. Violent Women: Draupadi and Kunti in the Pandav Lila
  • 6. A Divine King in the Western Himalayas
  • 7. The Hall of Mirrors: Orientalism, Anthropology, and the "Other."

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