03500nam 2200637 450 991046533370332120200520144314.00-7391-9584-00-7391-8729-5(CKB)3710000000222373(EBL)1767181(SSID)ssj0001288575(PQKBManifestationID)11794770(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001288575(PQKBWorkID)11295003(PQKB)11768126(MiAaPQ)EBC1767181(PPN)190702664(Au-PeEL)EBL1767181(CaPaEBR)ebr10909600(CaONFJC)MIL637697(OCoLC)887802753(EXLCZ)99371000000022237320140829h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDancing bodies of devotion fluid gestures in Bharata natyam /Katherine C. ZubkoLanham, Maryland ;Plymouth, England :Lexington Books,2014.©20141 online resource (271 p.)Studies in Body and ReligionDescription based upon print version of record.1-322-06446-6 0-7391-8728-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 BODIESChapter 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<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>Studies in body and religion.Bharata natyamDanceReligious aspectsElectronic books.Bharata natyam.DanceReligious aspects.793.3/1954Zubko Katherine C.952907MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465333703321Dancing bodies of devotion2154358UNINA