TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lidova, Natalia  	
TI  - Drama and ritual of early Hinduism
SN  - 8120812344
U1  - 792 
PY  - 1996///
CY  - Delhi
PB  - Motilal Banarsidass
KW  - Sanskrit drama -- History and criticism.
KW  - Sanskrit drama
KW  - Ritual in literature.
N1  - 
FOREWORD BY SERIES EDITOR
FOREWORD BY KAPILAVATSYAYAN ' ^
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER I
RITUAL TEXTS IN THE NATYASASTRA
The Purvaranga
The Rite of the Theatre Foundation
The Rite of the Theatre Consecration
The Scenic Rites in the Yajna Context
The Scenic Rites in the Puja Context

CHAPTER II
THE DRAMA AS STAGE VERSION OF THE MYTH
The Mysterial Genres
Samav^am. The Myth of the Churning of the Ocean
Dima. The Myth of the Burning of Tripura
ihamrga and Vyayoga

CHAPTER III
THE RITUAL DRAMA IN EARLY HINDU CULTURE
The Puja. The Genesis of a Rite
The Templar Theatre. The Birth of the Sacral Architecture
The Holy Image. The Appearance of an Iconic Cult
The Natyasastm as a Phenomenon of Early Hindu Culture

NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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