Scientific Articles
THE CONCEPT OF ANIMISM AND THE PRACTICE OF SPIRIT-POSSESSION: REFLECTIONS BASED ON THE ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY OF LAI-HARAOBA (IN MANIPUR) AND DAIVA-ARADHANE (IN TULUNADU), INDIA 1
Nowadays the concept of animism experiences a period of a certain ‘revival’. Over the last decade several approaches towards the usage and application of the term have been developed. In…
“Tribal Dance” in India: a concept, a category and an ethnographic reality
Abstract: Definition of “tribe” in the Indian context is a highly complicated process or is made complicated because of various reasons. However, its application to the various ethnic groups in…
WELCOMED AND UNWANTED: UNCERTAINTY AND POSSESSION IN A MANASĀ CULT (NORTH BENGAL AND WEST ASSAM, INDIA)
Manasā is a very important goddess of the eastern part of India, particularly for the lower castes of Bengal, West Assam, some districts of Odisha, Jharkhand and Bihar. She is…
Ryzhakova S. Bhairav and Kālī-mā: Belief Narratives among dancers and musicians of Rajasthan, India
Ryzhakova S. Bhairav and Kālī-mā: Belief Narratives among dancers and musicians of Rajasthan, India // International Conference on Belief Narrative in Folklore Studies: Narrating the supernatural. Organized jointly by Anundoram…
Ryzhakova S. Sacred on stage: dissent, controversy and need. Clashes of ritual, enactment and performance in India
Ryzhakova S. Sacred on stage: dissent, controversy and need. Clashes of ritual, enactment and performance in India // Discourses of Dissent: Exploring the Paradigms. XV International Conference of Indian Society…
Satriya: dancing monks of Assam, and their disciples. Transformation of ritualistic performance of bhakata into one more classical dance of India
The paper deals with cultural and historical context of sattriya (sattriya), a peculiar dance style of Assam, India. Satriya is only relatively recently appeared on professional stage, and became known…
“India” in Baltic cultural space: dimensions, perceptions, imaginations
This paper is based on the personal experience of author; it points out the basic references to both real and imagined India in the Baltic states, Latvia in particular. Apart…
Bhavāi of Gujarat: one traditional Indian theatre’s cultural context and social functions.
Summary. The article presents an analysis of the cultural context and social functions of the traditional theater of India – bhavai from the state of Gujarat. It is been performed…