concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: indian rasa theory

cultural orientations
type: Concept
narrower: indian rasa theory

indian rasa theory
type: Concept
broader: non-western orientations
broader: cultural orientations
definition: Speculation in classical India concerning the effects of art and language arguably began in a fully developed form with Bharata's Natyas'astra (composition dates range from 100 BCE to 400 CE). A vital concept in explaining the impact of the dramatic (and later, poetic) arts was the notion of rasa. [Source: Encyclopedia of Communication Theory; Indian Rasa Theory]

non-western orientations
type: Concept
narrower: indian rasa theory