A World of Many Colours: yakṣagāna rangabhūmi

The present paper examines the varied and mutual influences between a local form of South Indian dance drama—the yakṣagāna dance-drama of coastal Karnataka—and forms of local ritual performances. A short description of yakṣagāna and its history is followed by a definition of the cultural spheres re...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:75daa9acf2864bccb93e45a83db2315c2021-11-27T12:54:32ZA World of Many Colours: yakṣagāna rangabhūmi10.12797/CIS.18.2016.18.021732-09172449-8696https://doaj.org/article/75daa9acf2864bccb93e45a83db2315c2016-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/cis/article/view/1563https://doaj.org/toc/1732-0917https://doaj.org/toc/2449-8696 The present paper examines the varied and mutual influences between a local form of South Indian dance drama—the yakṣagāna dance-drama of coastal Karnataka—and forms of local ritual performances. A short description of yakṣagāna and its history is followed by a definition of the cultural spheres represented by the languages of Sanskrit, Kannada and Tulu. These spheres form the cultural configuration for mutual interaction. The paper offers exploratory discussions of “localization” as a textual strategy in yakṣagāna and the possible influences between the dance drama and the nāgamaṇḍala and būta rituals. Katrin BinderKsiegarnia Akademicka PublishingarticleKarnatakafolk theatrelocal religious formsperforming artsIndo-Iranian languages and literaturePK1-9601Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, OceaniaPL1-8844ENCracow Indological Studies, Vol 18 (2016)
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topic Karnataka
folk theatre
local religious forms
performing arts
Indo-Iranian languages and literature
PK1-9601
Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
PL1-8844
spellingShingle Karnataka
folk theatre
local religious forms
performing arts
Indo-Iranian languages and literature
PK1-9601
Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
PL1-8844
Katrin Binder
A World of Many Colours: yakṣagāna rangabhūmi
description The present paper examines the varied and mutual influences between a local form of South Indian dance drama—the yakṣagāna dance-drama of coastal Karnataka—and forms of local ritual performances. A short description of yakṣagāna and its history is followed by a definition of the cultural spheres represented by the languages of Sanskrit, Kannada and Tulu. These spheres form the cultural configuration for mutual interaction. The paper offers exploratory discussions of “localization” as a textual strategy in yakṣagāna and the possible influences between the dance drama and the nāgamaṇḍala and būta rituals.
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