Theater of the Mahabharata, The

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Title: Theater of the Mahabharata, The
Author: Frasca, Richard Armando
Item Code: ISBN9780824812904
Publisher: University of Hawaii, Honolulu
Edition: 1st ed., Date: 1990, 264 pp., HB
Description: This is the first major study of the ‘terukkuttu,’ the rich, powerful ritual theater tradition of Tamilnadu, the Tamil-speaking area of South India. It focuses on the manifestation of ‘terukkuttu’ currently practiced in Tontaimantalam, the northeastern part of the southern region. Richard Armando Frasca examines the ‘terukkuttu’s’ historical background, literary corpus, performing techniques and ritual contents.