{"product_id":"tradition-and-transformation-in-mohiniyattam-justine-lemos-9781793650719","title":"Tradition and Transformation in Mohiniyattam Dance: An Ethnographic History","description":"\u003cp\u003eTradition and Transformation in Mohiniyattam Dance: An Ethnographic History demonstrates how Mohiniyattam, a form previously stigmatized, was reinvented as a sign of traditional Keralite womanhood. The book traces how the emergence of Mohiniyattam as a traditional form of dance based on a feminine aesthetic was synchronistic with the outlawing of polyandrous marriage practices and devadasi practices, as well as changes in matrilineal inheritance and the outlawing of and reforms in women's dress customs in Kerala, India. These layers of history and cultural meaning permitted Mohiniyattam's renaissance as a sign of female grace and tradition. Throughout, Lemos argues that practicing and learning movement is a gateway to understanding a system of semiosis. Danced movement itself can be a locust, a bellwether, and even an agent of social change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Justine Lemos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1793650713\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781793650719\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lexington Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/28\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Justine Lemos","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44123385004287,"sku":"9781793650719","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3eab2b1f-6565-4d84-880b-b103073489e9.jpg?v=1687430585","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tradition-and-transformation-in-mohiniyattam-justine-lemos-9781793650719","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}