Dancing the self: personhood and performance in the Pāṇḍav Līlā of Garhwal
Over a period of ten years, William Sax studied the inhabitants of the former kingdom of Garhwal, located in north India. He saw and took part in many performances of the pandav lila, a ritual reenactment of scenes from the Mahabharata in dance
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| Format: | Book/Monograph |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2002
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| DOI: | 10.1093/0195139151.001.0001 |
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| Online Access: | Resolving-System; OUP, Oxford scholarship online, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/0195139151.001.0001
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| Author Notes: | William S. Sax |
| Summary: | Over a period of ten years, William Sax studied the inhabitants of the former kingdom of Garhwal, located in north India. He saw and took part in many performances of the pandav lila, a ritual reenactment of scenes from the Mahabharata in dance |
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| Item Description: | Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: November 2003 Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISBN: | 0199871655 9780199871650 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/0195139151.001.0001 |