Inside the drama-house : Rama stories and shadow puppets in South India / Stuart Blackburn.
1996
PN1979.S5 B48 1996eb
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Title
Inside the drama-house : Rama stories and shadow puppets in South India / Stuart Blackburn.
Author
ISBN
9780520916807 (electronic bk.)
0520916808 (electronic bk.)
0585111979 (electronic bk.)
9780585111971 (electronic bk.)
9780520202054 (alk. paper)
0520202058 (alk. paper)
9780520202061 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0520202066 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0520202058
0520202066
0520916808 (electronic bk.)
0585111979 (electronic bk.)
9780585111971 (electronic bk.)
9780520202054 (alk. paper)
0520202058 (alk. paper)
9780520202061 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0520202066 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0520202058
0520202066
Imprint
Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, ©1996.
Language
English
Language Note
English.
Description
1 online resource (xiii, 291 pages) : illustrations, maps
Call Number
PN1979.S5 B48 1996eb
System Control No.
(OCoLC)43476284
Summary
The author describes the skill and physical stamina of the shadow puppeteers in Kerala state in South India as they perform the Tamil version of the Ramayana epic all night for as many as ten weeks during the festival season. The fact that these performances often take place without an audience forms the starting point for Blackburn's discussion which also explores the broader theoretical issues of text, interpretation, and audience.
Note
The author describes the skill and physical stamina of the shadow puppeteers in Kerala state in South India as they perform the Tamil version of the Ramayana epic all night for as many as ten weeks during the festival season. The fact that these performances often take place without an audience forms the starting point for Blackburn's discussion which also explores the broader theoretical issues of text, interpretation, and audience.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Acknowledgments
A note on transliteration
An Absent Audience
Rama Stories and Puppet Plays
Ambivalent Accommodations: Bhakti and Folk Hinduism
The Death of Sambukumaran: Kama and Its Defense
Killing Vali: Rama's Confession
Ravana's First Defeat: The Puppeteers' Oral Commentary
The Death of Indrajit: Creating Conversations
Rama's Coronation: The Limits of Restoration
Appendix A: Three Samples of the Puppeteers' Commentary in Transliteration
Appendix B: Sample Commentary in Tamil Script
Appendix C: Main Characters in the Puppeteers' Rama Story
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index.
A note on transliteration
An Absent Audience
Rama Stories and Puppet Plays
Ambivalent Accommodations: Bhakti and Folk Hinduism
The Death of Sambukumaran: Kama and Its Defense
Killing Vali: Rama's Confession
Ravana's First Defeat: The Puppeteers' Oral Commentary
The Death of Indrajit: Creating Conversations
Rama's Coronation: The Limits of Restoration
Appendix A: Three Samples of the Puppeteers' Commentary in Transliteration
Appendix B: Sample Commentary in Tamil Script
Appendix C: Main Characters in the Puppeteers' Rama Story
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index.
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Source of Description
Print version record.
Series
Online access: California Digital Library UC Press E-Books Collection, 1982-2004 (Open Access)
Available in Other Form
Print version: Blackburn, Stuart H. Inside the drama-house. Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, ©1996
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