Dancing the Self
Personhood and Performance in the Pandav Lila of Garhwal
1st Edition
Published on 28. February 2002
237 pages
978-0-19-803187-1 (ISBN)
Description
For ten years, William Sax studied the inhabitants of the former kingdom of Garhwal in northern India. Sax attended and participated in performances of the pandav lila (a ritual reenactment of scenes from the Mahabharata in a dance) and observed its context in village life. Combining ethnographic fieldwork with sophisticated reflection on the larger meanings of these rituals and practices, this volume presents the information in a style accessible to the uninitiated reader. Sax opens a window on a fascinating (and threatened) aspect of rural Indian life and on Hinduism as a living religion, while providing an accessible introduction to the Mahabharata itself.
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Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction: The Performative Construction of the Self
- Prologue: The Mahabharata Story
- 1. The Sutol Pandav Lila
- 2. The Dance of the Cowherd: Pandav Lila as a Regional Tradition
- 3. Hunting the Rhinoceros: Pandav Lila as a Man's Sport
- 4. A Theater of Hegemony: Pandav Lila as a Rajput Tradition
- 5. Violent Women: Draupadi and Kunti in the Pandav Lila
- 6. A Divine King in the Western Himalayas
- 7. The Hall of Mirrors: Orientalism, Anthropology, and the "Other
- Bibliography
- Index
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