Illicit Worlds of Indian Dance: Cultures of Exclusion
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Until the 1930s no woman could perform in public and retain respectability in India. Professional female performers were courtesans and dancing girls who lived beyond the confines of marriage, but were often powerful figures in social and cultural life. Women's roles were often also taken by boys and men, some of whom were simply female impersonators, others transgender. Since the late nineteenth century the status, livelihood and identity of these...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0199343543
ISBN13:9780199343546
Release Date:January 2014
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:320 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 8.8"
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