Drama and Ritual of Early Hinduism

Abstract

These relations are analysed in the context of Yajna dominated Vedism and Puja dominated Hinduism of the author discovers the semantics and structure of the Natyasastra's rites, reconstructs the logic and symbolic meaning of the ritual events. He gives a detailed review of the ancient dramatic forms described in the Natyasastra. He traces the original links between theatrical tradition and the cult of Puja. The book proposes a new conception of the origin of Hindu culture.

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