When the Body Becomes All Eyes: Paradigms, Discourses and Practices of Power in Kalarippayattu, a South Indian Martial Art

Author:   Phillip B. Zarrilli (Professor of Theatre and Drama, South Asian Studies and Folklore; Director, Asian Experimental Theater Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison) ,  and Director, Asian Experimental Theatre Programme, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA)
Publisher:   OUP India
Edition:   New edition
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9780195655384


Pages:   332
Publication Date:   28 September 2000
Format:   Paperback
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This volume is an in-depth study of kalarippayattu - one of India's traditional martial and medical arts dating from at least the 12th century. Based on 20 years of research and practice in Kerala, this study traces how kalarippayattu is a mode of cultural practice through which bodies, knowledges, powers, agency, selves, and identities are constantly repositioned. This book is intended for academics over a wide range of disciplines, historians, anthropologists, those interested in theatre studies, performance studies and cultural studies, those practising dance and kalari ,and those interested in Kerala and South Asian Studies.

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Author:   Phillip B. Zarrilli (Professor of Theatre and Drama, South Asian Studies and Folklore; Director, Asian Experimental Theater Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison) ,  and Director, Asian Experimental Theatre Programme, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA)
Publisher:   OUP India
Imprint:   OUP India
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.316kg
ISBN:  

9780195655384


ISBN 10:   0195655389
Pages:   332
Publication Date:   28 September 2000
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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