Table of Contents

Chapter 1 PREFACE: PERFORMATIVITY IN CITIES Chapter 2 CHAPTER 1. I AM A RHYTHM-ANALYST Chapter 3 CHAPTER 2. CONTEXTUALIZING SPACE -BODY - RITUAL Chapter 4 CHAPTER 3. CONTEXTUALIZING CITY AND THE BODY Part 5 PART ONE - CONSTRUCTING LIVED SPACE Chapter 6 CHAPTER 4. VARANASI - A VIEW FROM AFAR Chapter 7 CHAPTER 5. VARANASI AS A SPECTACLE Chapter 8 CHAPTER 6. BODY PERFORMANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF LIVED SPACE IN VARANASI Part 9 PART TWO - THE NATURE OF LIVED SPACE Chapter 10 CHAPTER 7. MEMORY AND THE LIVED EXPERIENCE Chapter 11 CHAPTER 8. SPATIALIZING MEMORIES THROUGH PERFORMANCE IN VARANASI Part 12 PART THREE - MAPPING LIVED SPACE Chapter 13 CHAPTER 9. MAPPING A CITY Chapter 14 CHAPTER 10. CONSTRUCTING RITUALISED MAPS OF VARANASI Chapter 15 CONCLUSION: PERFORMATIVITY AND LIVED SPACE

About the Author

Reena Tiwari is a senior lecturer in the Departments of Urban and Regional Planning and Architecture at Curtin University of Technology.

Reviews

Performing the rhythms of life requires paying close attention to the relation between body and space. The emphasis on ritual as a means of searching out this relation is important, and makes for a vibrant and rewarding book.
*Nigel Thrift, University of Warwick*

Space–Body–Ritual is a pioneering book that explores the relationship between architectural space and the body in addition to examining the performativity in India’s holy city of Varanasi. The sacrality of space and time, functionality of the lifeways, and spatiality of architectural places are vividly illustrated with theoretical constructs, spatial models, and narratives of the ongoing ritual dramas that converge into the making of ‘place ballet’. This book is a tour de force.
*Rana P.B. Singh, Banaras Hindu University, India*