Theatre and religion on Krishna's stage

Description:

Theatre and Religion on Krishna's Stage examines the history and form of India's râs lila folk theatre, and discusses how this theatre functions as a mechanism of worship and spirituality among Krishna devotees in India. From analyses of performances and conversations with performers, audience, and local scholars, Mason argues that ŕs lila actors and audience alike actively assume roles that locate them together in the spiritual reality that the play represents. Correlating Krishna devotion and theories of religious experience, this book suggests that the emotional experience of theatrical fiction may arise from the propensity of audiences to play out roles of their own through which they share a performance's reality.

subjects: Hinduism and culture,  Social aspects of Rāsalīlā,  Hinduism,  Krishna (Hindu deity) in the performing arts,  Rāsalīlā,  Theater,  Religious aspects of Theater,  Theater, religious aspects,  Krishna (hindu deity) in literature,  Religion and culture,  India, religion,  In the performing arts,  Social aspects,  Religious aspects,  PERFORMING ARTS,  History & Criticism

Places: India,  Vrindāvan