Freitag, Sandria B.

Culture and Power in Banaras – Community Performance, and Environment, 1800 – 1980. Edited by Sandria B. Freitag.

Berkeley, Los Angeles, Oxford, University of California Press, 1992. 15.5 cm x 23 cm. XVIII, 290 pages. 17 Illustrations. Cover illustration ‘Drawing of Ramlila’ by James Prinsep 1833. Softcover. Very fine condition with only minor signs of external wear.

A collection of essays on South Asian history and the processes of identity formation and self-conscious constructions of community derived from public peformance. Sections on: Performace and Patronage including: The Birth of Hindi Drama in Banaras / The Rise of a Folk Music Genre / etc. Identity and Constructions of Community in Banaras including: Protection and Identity / Work and Leisure in the Formation of Identity. Banaras in Wider Arenas including: Forging a New Linguistic Identity / The Ecology and Cosmology of Disease in the Banaras Region / etc.

• Keywords: Asia – Rare · Community · Cultural Anthropology · Cultural History · Cultural Inheritance · Cultural Studies · Culture and Identity · Drama · Drama Studies · Essays · Folk Art · Folk Culture · Folk Music · Identity · Indian · Indian History · Indian Philosophy · Indian Religion · Linguistics · performance · Performing Arts · Political Economy · Politics · Politics and culture · Sociology · South India
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520080947
• Inventory Number: 200167AB

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