Author: Frasca, Richard Armando
Title: The Theater of the Mahabharata: Terukkuttu Performances in South India
Description: Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, (1990). orig.cloth. 24x16cm, xvii,265,(16)p. 16pp photoplates. Minor rubbing. VG. dustwrapper ¶ Contents: The Backround of the Terukkuttu in Tamilnadu; The Terukkuttu Troupe; Literary Corpus; Performing Techniques; Makeup; Ritual Context; The Paratam & Communitas; Appendix: Ethnography of Ritual Theater in Tontaimantalam.

Keywords: Tamil Folk Theater, Tamilnad Ethnology, India Anthropology, Ritual Theatre, Mahabharata, South Asia Hinduism, Terukkuttu, Tiraupataiyamman, History of Religion