Open AccessRitual Dance as a form of Worship - a Case of Bharata Nāṭyam
Author(s) -
Diana Mickevičienė
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
acta orientalia vilnensia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2424-6026
pISSN - 1648-2662
DOI - 10.15388/aov.2004.18247
Subject(s) - worship , dance , hinduism , relation (database) , parallels , repertoire , temple , art , style (visual arts) , aesthetics , visual arts , literature , history , philosophy , theology , ancient history , computer science , engineering , mechanical engineering , database
The article focuses on the nature of the Bharata Nāṭyam style of classical Indian dance as a form of worship, analyzing its relation with the environment of a Hindu temple. Linear parallels are drawn between the traditional repertoire of the Bharata Nāṭyam recital and the process of going to the temple. The ontological relation between the dance and the temple as well as the link between the internal space of the dance and that of the temple are also analyzed.