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Masked Ritual and Performance in South India
David Dean Shulman (Ed.)
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Description for Masked Ritual and Performance in South India
Hardcover. Editor(s): Shulman, David Dean; Thiagarajan, Deborah. Num Pages: 350 pages, 25 photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ASD; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Throughout South India, masks are related to the presence of divine beings and, as such, induce transformation in the awareness of both performers and audience. Masked performance may also be powerfully linked to rituals of healing, which aim at freeing the self from states of blockage, isolation, and possession. Masking thus implies meta-psychological perspectives on the notions of self, face, and maturation and on the internal economy of the mind in cultures far removed from standard Western psychological paradigms. Despite being among the most colorful and visually compelling in the world, South Indian masks have never been studied as a ... Read more
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Publisher
U OF M CENTER FOR SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
656g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, MI, United States
ISBN
9780891480884
SKU
V9780891480884
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Ref
99-15
About David Dean Shulman (Ed.)
David Shulman is Professor of Indian Studies and Comparative Religion at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Deborah Thiagarajan is a historian of Indian art and the founder and director of Dakshina Chitra and the Madras Craft Foundation.
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