TY - BOOK ID - 78341709 TI - Dancing bodies of devotion PY - 2014 SN - 0739195840 0739187295 9780739187296 9780739187289 0739187287 9780739195840 PB - Lanham, Maryland DB - UniCat KW - Bharata natyam. KW - Dance KW - Dancing (in religion, folk-lore, etc.) KW - Religious dance KW - Bharat natyam KW - Bharatanatyam KW - Bharathanātyam KW - Religious aspects. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78341709 AB - <span><span>This ethnography examines how contemporary dancers of Bharata Natyam, a traditionally Hindu storytelling dance form, embody Buddhist, Muslim, Christian and Jain narratives. These dancers choreographically adapt various religious identities and ideas in order to emphasize pluralistic cultural and ethical dimensions in their work. Through the dancing body, multiple religious and secular interpretations are able to co-exist.</span></span> ER -