The Natyashastra does not provide a universal dictionary of private emotions expressed through gestures. Its codes belong to a learned performance system. Applying them to ordinary behavior without that context confuses theatrical convention with psychological evidence and can produce unsupported judgments about people.
- FamilyModel
- Category of its source unitParadigms, Traditions & Metatheories
- DomainMeaning & Clarity
What these mean
Editorial orientation · Family
Model
In this series, Model names the editorial family primarily used to understand and explain communication: theories, frameworks, effects, traditions, principles and other conceptual resources. It is an umbrella for a route into the field, not a claim that every included object is a predictive model.
Editorial orientation · Category
Paradigms, Traditions & Metatheories
Provides a broad intellectual perspective within which multiple concepts, theories or investigations are developed. Traditions carry histories and commitments; metatheories examine how theories themselves are organized or related.