When the Mahabharata and Ramayana are performed in South and Southeast Asia, audiences may witness a variety of styles. A single performer may deliver a two-hour recitation, women may meet in informal singing groups, shaddow puppets may host an all-night play, or professional theaters may put on productions lasting thirty nights. Performances often celebrate ritual passages: births, deaths, marriages, and religious observances. The stories live and are transmitted through performance; their characters are well known and well loved.
ISBN: | 9780891480631 |
Publisher: | University of Michigan Press |
Imprint: | University of Michigan, Center for South & Southeast Asian Studies |
Published date: | 30 Jan 1991 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 171 |
Weight: | 259g |
Height: | 234mm |
Width: | 158mm |
Spine width: | 12mm |