Abstract:Drawing from the study of a ritual in South India called bhuta kola, we explicate the possible theoretical conceptualizations that can explain the aesthetic movement from the individual to the collective universal. The multi-layered nature of a socio-religious ritual performance lends itself to two main conceptual frameworks. The first is the aesthetic criterion of order and place that is embedded in the collective memory of the audience. The second is the experience of shared aesthetics among community members who are immersed in the performance. The theory of Rasa in Indian traditions of thought affords itself to the explanation of such a cognitive movement during ritual performance that is coconstituted by socio-religious symbolism as well as an aesthetic display.

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Bhuta Kola 仪式表演：在集体记忆和共享经验中定位美学

摘要：从对印度南部一种叫做 bhuta kola 的仪式的研究中，我们阐述了可能的理论概念，这些概念可以解释从个人到集体普遍的审美运动。社会宗教仪式表演的多层次性质适用于两个主要的概念框架。第一个是嵌入观众集体记忆中的秩序和场所的审美标准。二是沉浸在表演中的社区成员之间共享审美的体验。印度思想传统中的 Rasa 理论可以解释仪式表演过程中的这种认知运动，这种运动由社会宗教象征主义和审美展示共同构成。