‘Who Is My Good Neighbor?’ Classical Indian Dance in the Prophetic Work of the Church

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" ‘Who Is My Good Neighbor?’ Classical Indian Dance in the Prophetic Work of the Church "
Michelle Voss Roberts

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1066984
Doc. No	:	LA110613
Call No	:	‭10.1163/157254312X638337‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Michelle Voss Roberts
Title & Author	:	‘Who Is My Good Neighbor?’ Classical Indian Dance in the Prophetic Work of the Church [Article]\ Michelle Voss Roberts
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Exchange
Date	:	2012
Volume/ Issue Number	:	41/2
Page No	:	103–119
Abstract	:	The use of the classical dance form bharatanatyam by Catholic Christians has inspired vigorous resistance from Hindus and Christians alike. The most salient of these objections relate to the use of power. Some see this form of ministry as a colonialist appropriation; others argue that it perpetuates caste and religious values that do not belong to the majority of Indian Christians, who are Dalits. While the Church may eventually abandon this form of ministry for such reasons, I argue that the case of Nav Sadhana Kala Kendra, a Catholic school of dance and music in Varanasi that produces dance programs on video disc and YouTube, subverts both forms of hegemony. The use of the classical dance form bharatanatyam by Catholic Christians has inspired vigorous resistance from Hindus and Christians alike. The most salient of these objections relate to the use of power. Some see this form of ministry as a colonialist appropriation; others argue that it perpetuates caste and religious values that do not belong to the majority of Indian Christians, who are Dalits. While the Church may eventually abandon this form of ministry for such reasons, I argue that the case of Nav Sadhana Kala Kendra, a Catholic school of dance and music in Varanasi that produces dance programs on video disc and YouTube, subverts both forms of hegemony.
Descriptor	:	bharatanatyam
Descriptor	:	Christian dance
Descriptor	:	inculturation
Descriptor	:	Indian Christianity
Descriptor	:	ministry and media
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/157254312X638337‬