Drama and Ritual of Early Hinduism

Download or read book Drama and Ritual of Early Hinduism written by Natalia Lidova and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1994 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drama and Ritual of Early Hinduism sets out to explore the foundations of theatre in ritual practice. In a careful, systematic way Lidova lays out a process by which the classical Sanskrit theatre may have come into existence. Scholars have wrestled with this question for centuries. Because of this work we have a better understanding of the process. The work is bound to encourage further speculation about this topic in the years to come.