Ritual Performances in the Nāṭyaśāstra I

The present paper stands first in a series of planned articles that present systematically arranged data on ritual performances culled from Bharata’s Nāṭyaśāstra (usually dated around the beginning of the CE). This data is surprisingly extensive and multifaceted and mainly appears in the following...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c60005b35d614a5ea03955f96f1dbd702021-11-27T12:54:29ZRitual Performances in the Nāṭyaśāstra I10.12797/CIS.19.2017.01.061732-09172449-8696https://doaj.org/article/c60005b35d614a5ea03955f96f1dbd702017-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/cis/article/view/75https://doaj.org/toc/1732-0917https://doaj.org/toc/2449-8696 The present paper stands first in a series of planned articles that present systematically arranged data on ritual performances culled from Bharata’s Nāṭyaśāstra (usually dated around the beginning of the CE). This data is surprisingly extensive and multifaceted and mainly appears in the following three contexts: (1) the detailed description of five rituals of varying complexity that are preliminary to the staging of a play; (2) theatrical rules that codify the representation of rituals appearing in a play’s narrative; and (3) a wide variety of textual passages that, often parenthetically, offer insight into individual aspects of ritual acts. Before this information will be evaluated in the final essay of this series in order to assess the nature of the boundary between ritual and theatrical performances, it is presented systematically to be of use to ritual and theatrical studies in general. The present and the following article begin the series by offering information on ritual offerings and other items used in rituals contexts. Thomas KintaertKsiegarnia Akademicka PublishingarticleNāṭyaśāstraBharatatheatrical studiesritual studiesofferingsIndo-Iranian languages and literaturePK1-9601Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, OceaniaPL1-8844ENCracow Indological Studies, Vol 19, Iss 1 (2017)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Nāṭyaśāstra
Bharata
theatrical studies
ritual studies
offerings
Indo-Iranian languages and literature
PK1-9601
Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
PL1-8844
spellingShingle Nāṭyaśāstra
Bharata
theatrical studies
ritual studies
offerings
Indo-Iranian languages and literature
PK1-9601
Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
PL1-8844
Thomas Kintaert
Ritual Performances in the Nāṭyaśāstra I
description The present paper stands first in a series of planned articles that present systematically arranged data on ritual performances culled from Bharata’s Nāṭyaśāstra (usually dated around the beginning of the CE). This data is surprisingly extensive and multifaceted and mainly appears in the following three contexts: (1) the detailed description of five rituals of varying complexity that are preliminary to the staging of a play; (2) theatrical rules that codify the representation of rituals appearing in a play’s narrative; and (3) a wide variety of textual passages that, often parenthetically, offer insight into individual aspects of ritual acts. Before this information will be evaluated in the final essay of this series in order to assess the nature of the boundary between ritual and theatrical performances, it is presented systematically to be of use to ritual and theatrical studies in general. The present and the following article begin the series by offering information on ritual offerings and other items used in rituals contexts.
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title Ritual Performances in the Nāṭyaśāstra I
title_short Ritual Performances in the Nāṭyaśāstra I
title_full Ritual Performances in the Nāṭyaśāstra I
title_fullStr Ritual Performances in the Nāṭyaśāstra I
title_full_unstemmed Ritual Performances in the Nāṭyaśāstra I
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publisher Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing
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