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"No one who reads this book will ever hear the phrase child's play in the same way again. In analyzing the famous râs lilas of Vrindavan, Mason asks the big questions about where our species-wide theatricality comes from and what it has to do with another general human attribute - religion. In India, this is time-honored theoretical turf, but Mason approaches it in an entirely fresh way. The results are fascinating, and the writing is unusually lucid and energetic." - John Stratton Hawley, Professor of Religion, Barnard College
"David Mason approaches the performances of the râs lilas - the much-studied dance dramas of Krishna devotees - with the fresh eyes of a scholar of theatre art. He questions how these performances attract the fervent attention of audiences who see beyond the often ramshackle productions to a vision of divinity. He finds his answers in the preparation of both actors and audiences who participate in the ongoing drama of life in Vrindaban, where Krishna s eternal play coexists with daily mundane life. He makes his argument by drawing parallels with the acceptance by Western audiences of the alternative reality created by staged productions, and this insightful study sheds light on both religious and theatrical processes." - Margaret H. Case, author of Seeing Krishna: The Religious World of a Brahman Family in Vrindaban
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Book Title: Theatre and Religion on Krishna’s Stage
Book Subtitle: Performing in Vrindavan
Authors: David V. Mason
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230621589
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: David V. Mason 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-61529-8Published: 16 June 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-37907-1Published: 16 June 2009
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-62158-9Published: 25 May 2009
Series ISSN: 2947-5767
Series E-ISSN: 2947-5775
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 195