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Dance Scenes in the Panels of Gandhara Art: An Insight to the Recreational Activities of Ancient Gandhara

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Title: Dance Scenes in the Panels of Gandhara Art: An Insight to the Recreational Activities of Ancient Gandhara

Authors: Kiran Shahid Siddiqui

Journal: Journal of Asian Civilizations

HEC Recognition History
Category From To
Y 2023-07-01 2024-09-30
Y 2022-07-01 2023-06-30
Y 2021-07-01 2022-06-30
Y 2020-07-01 2021-06-30
Y 1900-01-01 2005-06-30

Publisher: Quaid-i-Azam University

Country: Pakistan

Year: 2019

Volume: 42

Issue: 2

Language: en

Keywords: BuddhismmusicGandhāraDance

Categories
Art History (930) Archaeology (982) Cultural Studies (12980) Buddhism (56) Musicology (160)

Abstract

In India, dance is connected with religion and dancers were considered as the servants of gods who performed to please them. There are few Gandhara reliefs which depict dance scenes signifying the popularity of this recreational art in the region. The present paper aims to reveal the fact that dance had been an essential attribute of the lives of the people of Gandhara region by exploring and exemplifying the Gandharan panels depicting dance scenes. The paper also analyses the dance scenes in terms of dance technical terminology.

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