Dancing Bodies of Devotion - Fluid Gestures in Bharata Natyam

Informationen zum Autor By Katherine C. Zubko Klappentext 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: Religious BodiesChapter 1: Rasa: A Taste of the Divine Chapter 2: Balasaraswati and Krishna Ni Begane Baro Chapter 3: Francis Barboza and Christian ThemesConclusion: Bhakti Rasa: A Re-Personalized Aesthetic of DevotionPart II: Cultural Bodies Chapter 4: Rasa and Bhakti as Indian CategoriesChapter 5: Dhananjayans' Sanghamitr¿ Chapter 6: Kalai Kaviri's G¿yatr¿ MantraConclusion: Is there an Indian way of dancing devotion? Part III: Ethical BodiesChapter 7: N¿¿ya as Visual Education and the Ethics of Rasa Chapter 8: Dhananjayans' Stree (Woman) Chapter 9: Monica Cooley's Subh¿sitam: Morality Tales of India and Bhagavad G¿t¿ ¿abdamConclusion: An Ethics of Bhakti Rasa: Performance of a Moral Mood Part IV: Pluralistic BodiesChapter 10: Unity and Multiplicity of Rasa Chapter 11: Malini Srinivasan and Sufi Qaww¿li Chapter 12: Tehreema Mitha and Ratt Jaga (The Vigil) Conclusion: Revisiting "Unity in Diversity" ConclusionGlossaryIllustrated Glossary of Gestures

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Katherine C. Zubko, Zubko Katherine C.
• Edition: Lexington Books
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 27.04.2016
• EAN: 9780739195840
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-9584-0
• Pages: 270
• Thèmes: Studies in Body and Religion; Studies in Body and Religion
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Sciences humaines en général; Dance, RELIGION / Hinduism / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / General, India, RELIGION / Hinduism / Rituals & Practice, Hinduism, Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals, Hindu worship, rites & ceremonies