Culture and Power in Banaras: Community, Performance, and Environment, 1800-1980

By: Sandria B. Freitag

Book Overview

This collection of ten essays on Banaras, one of the largest urban centers in India's eastern Gangetic plain, is united by a common interest in examining everyday activities in order to learn about shared values and motivations, processes of identity formation, and self-conscious constructions of community. Part One examines the performance genres that have drawn audiences from throughout the city. Part Two focuses on the areas of neighborhood, leisure,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520308913
• ISBN13: 9780520308916
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"