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Its subjects encompass Indian history, philosophy, Sanskrit and Indic studies, Sikh and Punjab studies, Buddhism, Jainism, Hindu traditions, Tibetan studies, literature, folklore, art, archaeology, regional studies and other specialized fields.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany of these books were published in India for scholarly audiences and can be difficult to obtain conveniently in the United States. Some are older editions or uncommon titles, while others remain available but possess enduring academic value. Books are included for the strength of their scholarship and usefulness to researchers and not simply because they are rare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection is intended for university and research libraries, South Asian studies programs, religious studies departments, scholars, educators, students and serious readers. Our books are already stocked in the United States and are carefully preserved. 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Printworld  \u003cbr\u003ePlace of Publication: New Delhi  \u003cbr\u003ePublication History: First published in 1994; reprinted in 1996; Third Impression, 2006  \u003cbr\u003eYear of This Edition: 2006  \u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English, with Sanskrit and Greek technical terminology  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover  \u003cbr\u003ePages: xvii + 295  \u003cbr\u003eBibliographical Features: Bibliography and index  \u003cbr\u003eSize: 23 cm  \u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 81-246-0025-2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDramatic Concepts: Greek and Indian offers a comparative study of ancient Greek and Indian dramatic theory through Aristotle’s Poetics and Bharata Muni’s Nāṭyaśāstra. Rather than treating the two works simply as representatives of opposing Western and Eastern traditions, Bharat Gupt places them within the broader context of ancient Indo-European culture and the practice of sacred drama, or hieropraxis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe study argues that ancient Greek and Indian drama belonged to theatrical cultures in which performance addressed both divine and human audiences. These traditions employed stylized gesture, dance, music, speech, and dialogue to create an ornate theatrical reality distinct from the predominantly secular and realistic conventions that later developed in European theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author compares the theoretical concepts formulated by Aristotle and Bharata Muni while also attempting to reconstruct important aspects of Greek and Indian performance practice. Subjects examined include ritual and festive performance, theatrical space, gesture and dance, music and speech, dramatic genres, plot and character, imitation, emotional transformation, and aesthetic experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the principal concepts discussed are mimesis and anukaraṇa, mythos and itivṛtta, melopoiia and gāna, katharsis and rasa, lokadharmī and nāṭyadharmī, the four forms of abhinaya, the daśarūpakas, and the interpretations of rasa associated with Lollaṭa, Śaṅkuka, Bhaṭṭa Nāyaka, and Abhinavagupta.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCombining comparative poetics, theatre history, performance theory, Sanskrit aesthetics, and classical studies, the book is a substantive scholarly resource for students and researchers in theatre and performance studies, comparative literature, Indology, Sanskrit studies, aesthetics, dance, music, and the history of religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBharat Gupt is a classicist, theatre theorist, musicologist, author, and scholar of Indian and Greek dramatic traditions. He studied at St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, and at the University of Toronto, and conducted his doctoral research at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. He received training in sitar and surbahar from Pandit Uma Shankar Mishra and studied musicology and classical traditions with Acharya K. C. D. Brihaspati.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrained in both modern academic and traditional Indian systems of education, Bharat Gupt has taught English at the University of Delhi and has been associated with the National School of Drama. He also received a fellowship to work at the McLuhan Program at the University of Toronto. His research and publications encompass classical theatre, the Nāṭyaśāstra, music, aesthetics, literature, culture, and media studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart I: Ancient Drama as Hieropraxis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter One  \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAncient Drama as Hieropraxis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnification of Speech, Gesture and Dance in Hieropraxis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeparture from Hieropraxis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrowth of European Drama as Word-Centred Performance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristian Bias Against Transformation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElimination of Dance and Music\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRise of Portraiture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSocial Reformism\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Poetics and the Nāṭyaśāstra as Systems of Performance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter Two  \u003cbr\u003eThe Date of the Nāṭyaśāstra\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Sanskrit of the Nāṭyaśāstra\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Antiquity of the Daśarūpakas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMusical Instruments in the Nāṭyaśāstra\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGandharvas and Gāndharva\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePre-Epic Themes of Early Drama\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Nāṭyaśāstra and the Rāmāyaṇa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Nāṭyaśāstra and the Mahābhārata\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Prose Passages in the Nāṭyaśāstra\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Nāṭyaśāstra as Antedating Kauṭilya, Vātsyāyana and the Amarakośa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Nāṭyaśāstra as a Compilation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBharata Muni, a Person and Not a “Tradition”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLater Growth of the Nāṭyaśāstra\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter Three  \u003cbr\u003eIndo-European Beliefs in Greek and Indian Drama\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMiasma-Katharsis or 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