Research Catalog
The vanishing dances of Ladakh.
- Title
- The vanishing dances of Ladakh.
- Author
- Houseal, Joseph.
Details
- Found In
- Ballet review. New York. v. 29, no. 2 (summer 2001), p. 20-27. ill.
- Subject
- Note
- Report on the dance tradition associated with the practice of Vajrayana (Tantric) Buddhism in Ladakh, a semiautonomous region of Himalayan India. Like meditation, the movement and music performed by the monks represent paths to mystical attainment. The article also addresses the encroachment of the western world, and the danger that tourism poses to the traditional dance of the region.
- Call Number
- *MGZA
- OCLC
- NYPY02-B1424
- Author
- Houseal, Joseph.
- Title
- The vanishing dances of Ladakh.
- Local Subject
- Ritual and ceremonial dancing -- India -- Ladākh.
- Found In:
- Ballet review. New York. v. 29, no. 2 (summer 2001), p. 20-27. ill.
- Research Call Number
- *MGZA