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An ethnographic field study of five Indian subaltern performance genres that propose a new way of understanding the dynamic relationship between culture and labour in the Indian social context, especially in relation to caste. The five performance traditions examined are bhuiyan puja (land worship),...

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Main Author: Prakash, Brahma (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Performance art > India.
Folk art > India.
India > Social life and customs.
Art populaire > Inde.
Inde > Mœurs et coutumes.
Folk art
Manners and customs
Performance art
India
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:An ethnographic field study of five Indian subaltern performance genres that propose a new way of understanding the dynamic relationship between culture and labour in the Indian social context, especially in relation to caste. The five performance traditions examined are bhuiyan puja (land worship), bidesia (theatre of migrant labourers), reshma chuharmal (Dalit ballads), dugola (singer duels) and the performances of Gaddar and Jana Natya Mandali covering both north and south India, with a focus on the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh.
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2019.
Physical Description:1 online resource (332 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199095841
0199095841
9780199095858
019909585X