Tradition and Transformation in Mohiniyattam Dance

Tradition and Transformation in Mohiniyattam Dance
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 151
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ISBN-10 : 9781793650726
ISBN-13 : 1793650721
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Book Synopsis Tradition and Transformation in Mohiniyattam Dance by : Justine Lemos

Download or read book Tradition and Transformation in Mohiniyattam Dance written by Justine Lemos and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-06-28 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tradition and Transformation in Mohiniyattam Dance: An Ethnographic History demonstrates how Mohiniyattam, a form previously stigmatized, was reinvented as a sign of traditional Keralite womanhood. The book traces how the emergence of Mohiniyattam as a traditional form of dance based on a feminine aesthetic was synchronistic with the outlawing of polyandrous marriage practices and devadasi practices, as well as changes in matrilineal inheritance and the outlawing of and reforms in women’s dress customs in Kerala, India. These layers of history and cultural meaning permitted Mohiniyattam’s renaissance as a sign of female grace and tradition. Throughout, Lemos argues that practicing and learning movement is a gateway to understanding a system of semiosis. Danced movement itself can be a locust, a bellwether, and even an agent of social change.


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