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Book The Dancer in the Shrine

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  • Author : Amanda Benjamin Hall
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1923
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 120 pages

Download or read book The Dancer in the Shrine written by Amanda Benjamin Hall and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Dancer in the Shrine

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  • Author : Amanda Benjamin Hall
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1928
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 106 pages

Download or read book The Dancer in the Shrine written by Amanda Benjamin Hall and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Dance of Siva

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  • Author : David Smith
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2003-11-13
  • ISBN : 9780521528658
  • Pages : 320 pages

Download or read book The Dance of Siva written by David Smith and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-11-13 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a full account of Siva's Dance of Bliss, which has become a popular symbol in the West for Hinduism and Eastern Mysticism. Siva is one of the two main gods of Hinduism, and his worshippers comprise half of all Hindus. Siva's Dance of Bliss is based on a remarkable Sanskrit poem written by Umapati Sivacarya, Saiva theologian and temple priest in Cidambaram, South India, in the fourteenth century. Starting with the bronze image of Nataraja, King of Dancers, thereafter the Cidambaram temple, its myth and its priests are viewed in the light of the poem. Umapati's Saiva theology is discussed in relation to his life and also in relation to Vedanta and yoga. The iconography and mythology of the Goddess and of other forms of Siva provide necessary perspective. Art from Cidambaram and neighbouring sites illuminates the text.

Book The Japanese Dance

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  • Author : Marcelle Azra Hincks
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1910
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 56 pages

Download or read book The Japanese Dance written by Marcelle Azra Hincks and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Tourism and Indigenous People

Download or read book Tourism and Indigenous People written by Raghu Ankathi and published by Zenon Academic Publishing. This book was released on with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tourism is becoming one of the most important social and economic activities of today’s world. The number of domestic and international travelers is steadily increasing, and many countries in the world are now seeking to develop tourism for its many benefits. There is also justifiable concern about the possible negative effects of tourism and a growing desire to develop this sector in a planned and controlled manner that optimizes benefits while preventing any serious problems. In addition to newly developing Tourism and Indigenous People areas have substantial tourism development are now reexamining their tourism sectors and, in many places, desiring to make improvements where necessary to meet contemporary standards and environmental objectives. Recognition is gradually being given to the urgency of developing Indigenous People, as well other sector, in an integrated manner that sustains its Indigenous resources for perpetual use, and helps conserve and not deteriorate an area’s Indigenous People natural and cultural heritage. ‘Tourism and Indigenous People is meant for the students of Tourism and travel agency management. We believe that subject that has the potential to be one of the most interesting stimulating in educational career. Travel trade is a complex world of changing features, products, services and entertainment that makes our life more comfortable and enjoyable. The travel and tourism entrepreneurs similarly maybe interested in understanding how Indigenous People tourism markets and tourism professionals are the driving forces in the development and expansion of tourism industry. All the new or old tour planners, tour executives or managers need to understand different aspects of travel agency business to match the present as well as future requirements.

Book Dance Dialects of India

Download or read book Dance Dialects of India written by Ragini Devi and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1990 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims at creating a deeper understanding and appreciation of the Indian dance and its cultural environment in India. The book is addressed to the general reader, dancer, and connoisseur, interested in the arts and traditions of India, where regional forms of dance rituals, dance-drama, folk dance, and classical dance forms have existed for centuries as an essential part of sacred rites and festivals, and as a classical art patronised and practised by the royalty.

Book The Importance of Religion

Download or read book The Importance of Religion written by Gavin Flood and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-11-07 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Importance of Religion reveals the significance of religion in modern times, showing how it provides people with meaning to their lives and helps guide them in their everyday moral choices Provides readers with a new understanding of religion, demonstrating how in its actions, texts and world views religion is enduring and vividly engages with the mystery of the world Offers striking arguments about the relationship of religion to science, art and politics Engagingly written by a highly respected scholar of religion with an international reputation

Book A Journal of American Ethnology and Archaeology

Download or read book A Journal of American Ethnology and Archaeology written by Jesse Walter Fewkes and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Few Summer Ceremonials at Zu  i Pueblo

Download or read book A Few Summer Ceremonials at Zu i Pueblo written by Jesse Walter Fewkes and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Journal of American Ethnology and Arch  ology  A few summer ceremonials at Zu  i pueblo  by J  W  Fewkes  Zu  i melodies  by B  I  Gilman  Reconnoissance of ruins in or near the Zun   reservation  by J  W  Fewkes

Download or read book A Journal of American Ethnology and Arch ology A few summer ceremonials at Zu i pueblo by J W Fewkes Zu i melodies by B I Gilman Reconnoissance of ruins in or near the Zun reservation by J W Fewkes written by Jesse Walter Fewkes and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book An Official Guide to Eastern Asia  Trans continental Connections Between Europe and Asia      North eastern Japan  1914   2   x  488 p  6 pl   1 col   13 fold  maps  12 fold  plans

Download or read book An Official Guide to Eastern Asia Trans continental Connections Between Europe and Asia North eastern Japan 1914 2 x 488 p 6 pl 1 col 13 fold maps 12 fold plans written by Japan Department of railways and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Women s Lives  Women s Rituals in the Hindu Tradition

Download or read book Women s Lives Women s Rituals in the Hindu Tradition written by Tracy Pintchman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-03-29 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this text, 11 leading scholars of Hinduism explore the complex relationship between Hindu women's ritual activities and their lives beyond ritual.

Book To Be Like Gods

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  • Author : Matthew G. Looper
  • Publisher : University of Texas Press
  • Release : 2010-01-01
  • ISBN : 029277818X
  • Pages : 295 pages

Download or read book To Be Like Gods written by Matthew G. Looper and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner, Association for Latin American Art Book Award, 2010 The Maya of Mexico and Central America have performed ritual dances for more than two millennia. Dance is still an essential component of religious experience today, serving as a medium for communication with the supernatural. During the Late Classic period (AD 600-900), dance assumed additional importance in Maya royal courts through an association with feasting and gift exchange. These performances allowed rulers to forge political alliances and demonstrate their control of trade in luxury goods. The aesthetic values embodied in these performances were closely tied to Maya social structure, expressing notions of gender, rank, and status. Dance was thus not simply entertainment, but was fundamental to ancient Maya notions of social, religious, and political identity. Using an innovative interdisciplinary approach, Matthew Looper examines several types of data relevant to ancient Maya dance, including hieroglyphic texts, pictorial images in diverse media, and architecture. A series of case studies illustrates the application of various analytical methodologies and offers interpretations of the form, meaning, and social significance of dance performance. Although the nuances of movement in Maya dances are impossible to recover, Looper demonstrates that a wealth of other data survives which allows a detailed consideration of many aspects of performance. To Be Like Gods thus provides the first comprehensive interpretation of the role of dance in ancient Maya society and also serves as a model for comparative research in the archaeology of performance.

Book Japan s Golden Age

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  • Author : Dallas Museum of Art
  • Publisher : Yale University Press
  • Release : 1996-01-01
  • ISBN : 0300094078
  • Pages : 332 pages

Download or read book Japan s Golden Age written by Dallas Museum of Art and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A time of dramatic social and political change, and of brilliant artistic innovation and achievement, the Momoyama period (1568 - 1615) was one of the most dynamic eras in Japan’s history. This book displays spectacular Momoyama masterpieces in many media - paintings, sculpture, calligraphy, tea ceremony utensils, lacquerware, ceramics, metalwork, arms and armor, textiles, and Noh masks - and places each work of art into its historical and cultural context.

Book Mimetic Desires

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  • Author : Harshita Mruthinti Kamath
  • Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
  • Release : 2022-11-30
  • ISBN : 0824894103
  • Pages : 305 pages

Download or read book Mimetic Desires written by Harshita Mruthinti Kamath and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2022-11-30 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through an exploration of subjects such as Gandhi impersonators, performance artists, and ritual participants, Mimetic Desires makes an intervention toward understanding the phenomenon of impersonation and guising in South Asia and the world. This volume defines impersonation as the temporary assumption of an identity or guise in social and aesthetic performance that is perceived as not one’s own, and guising as sartorial and kinetic play more generally. Interrogating the legitimacy of the purported dialectic between the “real/original” and “fake/dupe,” Mimetic Desires refutes the ordering of identity along the lines of a binary or dichotomy that presupposes the myth of an original identity. By peeling back the layers of performative masks to reveal the process of the masquerade itself, we can see that those with the most social capital are often those with the most power and opportunities to impersonate “up” and “down” social hierarchies. The book’s twelve chapters disclose sites and processes of sociopolitical power facilitated by normative markers of social status relating to race, ethnicity, gender, caste, class, and religion—and how those markers can be manipulated to express and enhance individual and group power. The first comprehensive study to focus on impersonation in South Asia, Mimetic Desires expands on previous scholarship on impersonation and guising in vernacular theatre, dance, public processions, and religious rituals. It is particularly in conversation with the robust scholarship on gender performance in South Asia’s theatrical and dance forms. Mimetic Desires explores some of the contexts and forms of impersonation in South Asia, with its remarkable array of performing arts, to gain insight into the very human and quotidian practices of impersonation and guising.