devadasi (English spelling)

Japanese: devadāsī(英語表記)devadasi
devadasi (English spelling)

...This is a form of dance in which one dancer plays various roles, and is currently performed in the southeastern part of Tamil Nadu, especially in the city of Madras. It was originally handed down by women who belonged to Hindu temples, called devadāsī (servants of the gods), but with the development of the feudal system, it also came to be danced at the courts of monarchs and feudal lords. However, the devadasis eventually became like prostitutes, and the dance declined.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "devadāsī" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…踊手が1人でいろいろの役を演じ踊る形式をいい,現在タミル・ナードゥ州南東部,とくにマドラス市を中心に行われている。デーバダーシーdevadāsī(神の召使)と呼ばれる,ヒンドゥー教の寺院に所属する女性によって伝承されてきたが,封建制度の発達につれ,君主や土侯の宮廷でも踊られるようになった。しかし,デーバダーシーがついには遊女のようなものになってしまい,舞踊は衰退した。…

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