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Filming the gods : religion and Indian cinema /

Filming the Gods examines the role and depiction of religion in Indian cinema, showing that the relationship between the modern and the traditional in contemporary India is not exotic, but part of everyday life. Concentrating mainly on the Hindi cinema of Mumbai, Bollywood, it also discusses India&#...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Dwyer, Rachel
Format: Printed Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London ; New York : Routledge, c2005.
Schlagworte:
Online Zugang:http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip067/2006001846.html
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0654/2006001846-d.html
Inhaltsangabe:
  • 1. The mythological genre
  • 2. The devotional genre
  • 3. The Islamicate film
  • 4. The religious and the secular in Hindi film
  • 5. Concluding remarks.