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OverviewFrom tenth-century South India to twenty-first-century cultural events, from the court assemblies to the public space: Attentive Minds takes you on a journey through the fascinating world of avadhāna, a complex and long-living performative art of India whose practitioners showcase highly developed cognitive skills (like attention, ability to multitask, memory) and specialized knowledge. With the help of epigraphic and literary sources and field research, Hermina Cielas reconstructs avadhāna’s history in its socio-cultural context and provides a detailed systematization of the art. Her multifaceted study investigates the cultural phenomenon scarcely known outside of India. It explores avadhāna’s multiple forms, from games and puzzles, through a display of mnemonic or motor skills, to multilingual literary feasts. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Hermina CielasPublisher: Brill Imprint: Brill Volume: 58 Weight: 0.788kg ISBN: 9789004685611ISBN 10: 9004685618 Pages: 382 Publication Date: 20 December 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgements List of Figures Abbreviations Introduction Part 1: Towards the Avadhāna 1 Celebration of Cognitive Skills 1 Concentration and Attentiveness 2 Memory, Memorization, and Chanting Vedas 3 Retention 2 Riddles, Skills, and Arts 1 Creating and Solving Riddles 2 The 64 (or More) Arts and Skills 3 The Influence of Theatre and Nāṭyaśāstra 3 Performing Literary Composition 1 The Underlying Principles of Indian Poetry 2 The Four Types of Poetry 3 Multilingualism 4 Kavigoṣṭhī Part 2: The Great (Systematized) Improvisation 4 The Systematization of Avadhāna 1 The General Tenets and Basic Division of Avadhāna 2 Hidden behind the Numbers 3 The Duration of a Performance 4 Mnemonic Forms of Avadhāna 5 Technical Avadhānas and Their Tasks 6 Artistic Forms of Avadhāna 5 The Languages of Avadhāna 6 Performing Traditions, Fostering Communities 1 A (Cultural) Performance 2 The Ritualistic and Liminoid Aspects of Avadhāna Part 3: Voices from the Stones and Scriptures 7 Tablets, Stones, and Copperplates 1 The Inscription from Vallimalai 2 The Nandampundi Grant and Nārāyaṇa 3 Mallikārjuna Bhaṭṭa and Someśvara in the Epigraphs from Belagami and Ablur 4 Devaśarmā in the Inscription from Halsi 5 Viśvanātha from Belvola in the Inscriptions from Kembalu and Haranahalli 6 The Avadhānīs of the Nānāka praśastis 8 Avadhāna in the Literary Sources 1 Vedāvadhānīs 2 Avadhāna at the Mughal Courts 3 Female Artists at the 17th-Century Nāyaka Court in Tanjore 4 Avatāṉis 5 The Others 9 Spatial and Temporal Aspects of Avadhāna 1 On the Origin of Avadhāna 2 The Time and Place of Avadhāna Performances Part 4: Figures on the Stage 10 The Preparation of Avadhānī 1 The Ideal Kavi and Preparation for Performing Sāhityāvadhāna 2 Preparing to Perform Technical and Non-literary Artistic Avadhānas 3 Memory Training and the Methods of Enhancing Cognitive Skills 11 In the Milieu of Avadhānīs 1 The Avadhānīs and Their Position in Society 2 Women in Avadhāna 3 The Role of the Teacher in Avadhāna 4 The Questioners 12 The Challenges of the 20th and 21st Centuries 1 Changes of Patronage, Critique of the Art, and the Crisis of Sāhityāvadhāna 2 The Revival, Influence of Technology and Media, and Commercialization of Avadhāna 3 Organizing Avadhāna 4 The Prospects Appendix 1: Selected Examples of Historical and Contemporary Practitioners of Avadhāna Appendix 2: Selected Verses Composed by Avadhānīs and Pṛcchakas Appendix 3: A Glossary of Terms Connected to Avadhāna BibliographyReviewsAuthor InformationHermina Cielas, Ph.D. (2018), Jagiellonian University in Kraków, is a Researcher in the Department of Languages and Cultures of India and South Asia at that university. She is the author of several articles on Indian culture and literature. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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