Theatre and Religion on Krishna s Stage examines the history and form of India's râs lila folk theatre, and discusses how this theatre functions as a mechanism of worship and spirituality among Krishna devotees in India. From analyses of performances and conversations with performers, audience, and local scholars, Mason argues that râs lila actors and audience alike actively assume roles that locate them together in the spiritual reality that the play represents. Correlating Krishna devotion and theories of religious experience, this book suggests that the emotional experience of theatrical fiction may arise from the propensity of audiences to play out roles of their own through which they share a performance's reality.
| ISBN: | 9780230615298 |
| Publication date: | 16th June 2009 |
| Author: | David V Mason |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 195 pages |
| Series: | Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History |
| Genres: |
Theatre studies History of Performing Arts Performing arts |
Theatre and Religion on Krishna s Stage examines the history and form of India's râs lila folk theatre, and discusses how this theatre functions as a mechanism of worship and spirituality among Krishna devotees in India. From analyses of performances and conversations with performers, audience, and local scholars, Mason argues that râs lila actors and audience alike actively assume roles that locate them together in the spiritual reality that the play represents. Correlating Krishna devotion and theories of religious experience, this book suggests that the emotional experience of theatrical fiction may arise from the propensity of audiences to play out roles of their own through which they share a performance's reality.
Theatre and Religion on Krishna's Stage features in the following genres: Theatre studies, History of Performing Arts, Performing arts
Theatre and Religion on Krishna's Stage is available in Hardback
Theatre and Religion on Krishna's Stage was written by David V Mason and published by Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan US
Theatre and Religion on Krishna's Stage has 195 pages
Yes it is part of Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History series
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