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_bLID/D
100 _aLidova, Natalia
245 0 _aDrama and ritual of early Hinduism/
_cNatalia Lidova
260 _aDelhi:
_bMotilal Banarsidass,
_c1996.
300 _a141p.
440 _aPerforming arts series.
505 _a FOREWORD BY SERIES EDITOR FOREWORD BY KAPILAVATSYAYAN ' ^ LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I RITUAL TEXTS IN THE NATYASASTRA The Purvaranga The Rite of the Theatre Foundation The Rite of the Theatre Consecration The Scenic Rites in the Yajna Context The Scenic Rites in the Puja Context CHAPTER II THE DRAMA AS STAGE VERSION OF THE MYTH The Mysterial Genres Samav^am. The Myth of the Churning of the Ocean Dima. The Myth of the Burning of Tripura ihamrga and Vyayoga CHAPTER III THE RITUAL DRAMA IN EARLY HINDU CULTURE The Puja. The Genesis of a Rite The Templar Theatre. The Birth of the Sacral Architecture The Holy Image. The Appearance of an Iconic Cult The Natyasastm as a Phenomenon of Early Hindu Culture NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
650 _aSanskrit drama -- History and criticism.
650 _aSanskrit drama.
650 _aRitual in literature.
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