Naslov
The origin(s) of Natya: Natya versus ritual

Autori
Gonc-Moačanin, Klara

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Cracow Indological Studies, vol. 4/5. 2nd International Conference on Indian Studies / Czekalska, Renata - Marlewicz, Halina - Krakov : Institute of Oriental Philology, Jagiellonian University - Ksiegarnia akademicka, 2003, 239-250

Skup
2nd International Conference on Indian Studies

Mjesto i datum
Kraków, Poljska, 19.09.2001. - 23.09.2001

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
natya; drama; ritual; theatre; pre-theatre; religious and aesthetic goals; Natyasastra; Bharata; Brahma; Indra; Siva; first performances; interdisciplinary research

Sažetak
Many theories about the origin of natya (Mueller, Hillebrandt, Kuiper, Lidova, Levi, Renou) present only partial pictures of it. Classical Indian theatre can have a partially ritual origin, but is no ritual. Ritual has religious goals, and theatre has aesthetic goals. The Natyasastra, the classical handbook of Indian drama, gives, esp. in chapters 1 and 4, stories of the origin of drama and of the first performances that can reveal us more about that origin than it was so far supposed. They confirm the view that the natya - even for the gods in those stories - was no ritual, but a means for amusement both to be seen and to be heard. The stories can be mythological, but they are enacted by dialogues, singing, dancing and combining many aspects of performance to enhance the aesthetical experience of the drama. An interdisciplinary research might in future give a fuller picture of natya's origins.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

POVEZANOST RADA