Theatre and Religion on Krishna's Stage
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Theatre and Religion on Krishna's Stage

Performing in Vrindavan

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Theatre and Religion on Krishna's Stage

Performing in Vrindavan

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Theatre and Religion on Krishna s Stage examines the history and form of India's râs lila folk theatre, and discusses how this theatre functions as a mechanism of worship and spirituality among Krishna devotees in India. From analyses of performances and conversations with performers, audience, and local scholars, Mason argues that râs lila actors and audience alike actively assume roles that locate them together in the spiritual reality that the play represents. Correlating Krishna devotion and theories of religious experience, this book suggests that the emotional experience of theatrical fiction may arise from the propensity of audiences to play out roles of their own through which they share a performance's reality.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Series
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of Figures
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Note on Transliteration
  10. 1 Introduction: Râs Lila Theatre and Its Implications
  11. 2 Theatre Is God
  12. 3 Krishna, Lila, and Freedom
  13. 4 Origins of Child Performers in the Râs Lila
  14. 5 Acting in the Râs Lila and Real Realism
  15. 6 Theatre Is Religion: The Acting Audience
  16. 7 Conclusion
  17. Notes
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index