Lidova, Natalia  	 <br/><br/>
Drama and ritual of early Hinduism/ 
Natalia Lidova 
 - Delhi:  Motilal Banarsidass,  1996. 
 - 141p. 
 - Performing arts series. .
<br/><br/><br/>FOREWORD BY SERIES EDITOR<br/>FOREWORD BY KAPILAVATSYAYAN ' ^<br/>LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS<br/><br/>INTRODUCTION<br/><br/>CHAPTER I<br/>RITUAL TEXTS IN THE NATYASASTRA<br/>The Purvaranga<br/>The Rite of the Theatre Foundation<br/>The Rite of the Theatre Consecration<br/>The Scenic Rites in the Yajna Context<br/>The Scenic Rites in the Puja Context<br/><br/>CHAPTER II<br/>THE DRAMA AS STAGE VERSION OF THE MYTH<br/>The Mysterial Genres<br/>Samav^am. The Myth of the Churning of the Ocean<br/>Dima. The Myth of the Burning of Tripura<br/>ihamrga and Vyayoga<br/><br/>CHAPTER III<br/>THE RITUAL DRAMA IN EARLY HINDU CULTURE<br/>The Puja. The Genesis of a Rite<br/>The Templar Theatre. The Birth of the Sacral Architecture<br/>The Holy Image. The Appearance of an Iconic Cult<br/>The Natyasastm as a Phenomenon of Early Hindu Culture<br/><br/>NOTES<br/>BIBLIOGRAPHY<br/>INDEX 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>8120812344 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sanskrit drama -- History and criticism.     <br/>Sanskrit drama.<br/>Ritual in literature.     
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>792  / LID/D