Yogita Swami
Research Scholar, School of Media and Communication at Manipal University, Jaipur. Email: yogitaswami48@gmail.com
Volume 12, Number 1, January-March, 2020 I Full Text PDF
DOI: 10.21659/rupkatha.v12n1.13
Abstract:
Rituals have been an important factor in human development of since primitive times, not only as support in the struggle for survival but also for entertainment and education. Rituals have also been used to acknowledge the supremacy of feudal lords, kings, and emperors. Rajasthan, because of its feudalistic character and a very specific geographical condition, have been dependent on the imaginary and superhuman powers of rituals. In the course of time, performers of rituals emerged into groups having expertise in their art and developed specific form and style of performance. This paper explains and analyzes the anthropological interrelation of the rituals, social communication, and folk theatre of Rajasthan through the performance study of the popular folk play Jagdev Kankaali. This study underlines the theoretical aspects of social communication as well as analyzes the performance of the above play along with its ritualistic environment.
Keywords: Rituals, social communication, folk theatre, mythology.
