UID:
almafu_9958070910302883
Umfang:
1 online resource (xiii, 291 p. )
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ill., maps ;
ISBN:
0-520-91680-8
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0-585-11197-9
Inhalt:
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.
Anmerkung:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Illustrations --
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Acknowledgments --
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A Note on Transliteration --
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Maps --
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1. An Absent Audience --
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2. Rāma Stories and Puppet Plays --
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3. Ambivalent Accommodations: Bhakti and Folk Hinduism --
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4. The Death of Sambukumāraṉ: Kāma and Its Defense --
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5. Killing Vāli: Rāma's Confession --
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6. Rāvaṇa's First Defeat: The Puppeteers' Oral Commentary --
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7. The Death of Indrajit: Creating Conversations --
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8. Rāma's Coronation: The Limits of Restoration --
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Appendix A: Three Samples of the Puppeteers' Commentary in Transliteration --
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Appendix B: Sample Commentary in Tamil Script --
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Appendix C: Main Characters in the Puppeteers' Rāma Story --
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Notes --
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Glossary --
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Bibliography --
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Index
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Issued also in print.
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-520-20205-8
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-520-20206-6
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1525/9780520916807
