The Theater of the Mahābhārata

Terukkūttu Performances in South India

• Author(s): Richard Armand Frasca,
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Pages: 265
• ISBN_10: 0824812905
  ISBN_13: 9780824812904
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Literary Criticism / Drama , Literary Criticism / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology , Performing Arts / General , Social Science / Customs & Traditions ,

Description:... A study of the ritual reenactment of part of the Mahabharata epic as performed in the Tontaimantalam region of Tamil-speaking southern India. Frasca (religion, U. of California, Davis) explores the 2000-year history, the troupes, the literary corpus, performance techniques, and the significance to the place of performance. Includes a glossary without pronunciation, photographs, diagrams, and maps. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR