Katherine C. Zubko

Dancing Bodies of Devotion

Fluid Gestures in Bharata Natyam

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 443g
• ISBN-13: 9780739195840
• ISBN-10: 0739195840
• Artikelnr.: 49038781

Autorenporträt

Katherine C. Zubko is assistant professor of religious studies at the University of North Carolina Asheville.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Religious Bodies
Chapter 1: Rasa: A Taste of the Divine
Chapter 2: Balasaraswati and Krishna Ni Begane Baro
Chapter 3: Francis Barboza and Christian Themes
Conclusion: Bhakti Rasa: A Re-Personalized Aesthetic of Devotion
Part II: Cultural Bodies
Chapter 4: Rasa and Bhakti as Indian Categories
Chapter 5: Dhananjayans' Sanghamitra
Chapter 6: Kalai Kaviri's Gayatri Mantra
Conclusion: Is there an Indian way of dancing devotion?
Part III: Ethical Bodies
Chapter 7: Na?ya as Visual Education and the Ethics of Rasa
Chapter 8: Dhananjayans' Stree (Woman)
Chapter 9: Monica Cooley's Subhasitam: Morality Tales of India and Bhagavad
Gita Sabdam
Conclusion: An Ethics of Bhakti Rasa: Performance of a Moral Mood
Part IV: Pluralistic Bodies
Chapter 10: Unity and Multiplicity of Rasa
Chapter 11: Malini Srinivasan and Sufi Qawwali
Chapter 12: Tehreema Mitha and Ratt Jaga (The Vigil)
Conclusion: Revisiting "Unity in Diversity"
Conclusion
Glossary
Illustrated Glossary of Gestures