Abstract. The paper analyze the phenomenon of trance and its possible causes, such as spirit-possession, mediumship and an artistic ecstasies as sometimes correspondent, but yet different phenomena of psychology, religious…
World Anthropological Union (WAU) Congress, 2024 Reimagining Anthropological Knowledge: Perspectives, Practices, and Power Johannesburg, South Africa 11th-15th November 2024 Panel (PN93) New traditionalism and Changing Patterns in anthropological knowledge New…
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. Artistic communities of Churu district (North Rajasthan): social identity, divine images, folklore // 49th Annual Conference of the Indian Anthropological Society & National Seminar on Contribution of Anthropology…
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…
Keywords Yakshagana, South India, anthropology, performance studies, communities, Tulunadu, religious culture of India, local practices, modernization. Summary The paper deals with social and cultural aspects of traditional theatrical tradition of…
Abstract. Gestures making is one of the most important distinguishing features of Indian expressiveness in general, and performing culture in particular. Expressiveness is characteristic of all Indian public life, and…
