Dancing in the sky of consciousness
Subtitle: the aesthetics of power in medieval Cidambaram
By: Aleksandra Wenta
Contributors: Indian Institute of Advanced Study
Publisher: Indian Institute of Advanced Study
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Shimla
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
ISBN-13: 9789382396567
Subjects: Cult; Dance; Hinduism; Religious life and customs; History; Cults
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-291).
Table of contents: title: Part 1. Naṭarāja and the visual power: the making of the Cōla history; title: part 2. Naṭarāja and the textual power: scribbling in history's margins; title: part 3. Performance as the cultural paradigm of Indian religious and philosophical traditions; title: Conclusion; title: Bibliography.