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Mythological Evolution of Dance and the Natya Shastra
Performing Arts: Indian Dance · Chapter 3 · 2. Mythology, texts and story lines
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- The legend of the origin of dance: Brahma and the Natya Veda as the fifth Veda
- Bharata Muni and the Natya Shastra: scope and main ideas (rasa, bhava, abhinaya)
- Other important texts in brief (for example Abhinaya Darpana)
- Tandava and Lasya; Shiva as Nataraja