Comic Performance in Pakistan - The Bhand (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

This book explores comic performance in Pakistan through the vibrant Indo-Muslim tradition of the Punjabi bhand which now holds a marginal space in contemporary weddings. With irreverent repartee, genealogical prowess, a topsy-turvy play with hierarchies and shape shifting, the low-status bhand jostles space in otherwise rigid class and caste hierarchies. Tracing these negotiations in both historical and contemporary sites, the author unfolds a dynamic performance mode that travels from the Sanskrit jester and Sufi wise fool, into Muslim royal courts and households, weddings, contemporary carnivalesque and erotic popular Punjabi theatre and satellite television news. Through original historical and ethnographic research, this book brings to life hitherto unexplored territories of Pakistani popular culture and Indo-Muslim performance histories.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Comedy
Release date:	June 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Claire Pamment
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	229
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-56630-0
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > General Promotions
LSN:	1-137-56630-2
Barcode:	9781137566300

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