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Tradition and transformation in Mohiniyattam dance : an ethnographic history / Justine Lemos.
Van Pelt Library GV1796.M58 L46 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lemos, Justine, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mohiniyattom (Dance)--India--Kerala.
- Mohiniyattom (Dance).
- Dance--Anthropological aspects--India--Kerala.
- Dance.
- Dance--Semiotics--India--Kerala.
- Dance--Religious aspects--Hinduism.
- Femininity--Religious aspects--Hinduism.
- Femininity.
- Dance--Anthropological aspects.
- Dance--Semiotics.
- India--Kerala.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 133 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, [2022]
- Summary:
- "Mohiniyattam dance is a semeiotic system replete with controversy, embodied gender ideals, and cultural information. Tradition and Transformation in Mohiniyattam Dance: An Ethnographic History examines the emergence of Mohiniyattam dance in relation to its historical and cultural context with a particular focus on the semiotics of femininity"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Dancing decadence : Mohiniyattam stigmatization and Sambandham reform
- Re-formed movements : Mohiniyattam stigmatization and devadasi outlaw
- Heart-throbbing aattam : the vocabulary and context of 19th century Mohiniyattam
- The lasya complex.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Lemos, Justine. Tradition and transformation in Mohiniyattam dance
- ISBN:
- 9781793650719
- 1793650713
- OCLC:
- 1328019675
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