Dancing bodies of devotion : fluid gestures in Bharata natyam / Katherine C. Zubko.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zubko, Katherine C., author.

Series:

Studies in body and religion.

Studies in Body and Religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bharata natyam.

Dance--Religious aspects.

Dance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland ; Plymouth, England : Lexington Books, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span>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.</span></span>

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Note on Transliteration; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 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; Part I Conclusion. Bhakti Rasa: A Re -Personalized Aesthetic of Devotion; PART II. CULTURAL BODIES; Chapter 4. Rasa and Bhakti as Indian Categories; Chapter 5. Dhananjayans' Sang̣hamitrā; Chapter 6. Kalai Kaviri's Gāyatrī Mantra; Part II Conclusion. Is There an Indian Way to Dance Devotion?; PART III. ETHICAL BODIES

Chapter 7. Nātỵa as Visual Education and the Ethics of RasaChapter 8. Dhananjayans' Stree (Woman); Chapter 9. Monica Cooley's Morality Tales and Bhagavad Gītā Śabdam; Part III 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 Qawwāli; Chapter 12. Tehreema Mitha and Ratt Jaga (The Vigil); Part IV Conclusion. Revisiting "Unity in Diversity"; Conclusion. Toward a Poetics of Mediation; Glossary; Illustrated Glossary of Gestures; References; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7391-9584-0

0-7391-8729-5

OCLC:

887802753