Media and the Transformation of Religion in South Asia
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press (1995), viii, 298 pp.
Contains index
ISBN 0-8122-1547-8
Signature commbox: 317:10-Religion 1995
"This volume explores the effects of the religious transformation taking place in India as sacred symbols assume the shapes of media images. Lifted from their traditional forms and contexts, many religious symbols, beliefs, and practices are increasingly refracted through such media as god posters, comic books, audio recordings, and video programs. The ten original essays here examine the impact on India's traditional social and cultural structures of printed images, audio recordings, film, and video." (Publisher description)
1 Introduction / Lawrence A. Babb, 1
I. PRINTED IMAGES
Introduction / Susan Wadley, 21
2 Impact of "God Posters" on Hindus and Their Devotional Traditions / H. Daniel Smith, 24
3 Suitable for Framing: The Work of a Modern Master [India] / Stephen R. Inglis, 51
4 The World of 'Amar Chitra Katha' [Indian comic book series] / Frances W. Pritchett, 76
5 The Saints Subdued: Domestic Virtue and National Integration in 'Amar Chitra Katha' / John Stratton Hawley, 107
II. AUDIO RECORDINGS
Introduction / Susan S. Wadley, 137
6 Recorded Sound and Religious Music: The Case of Qawwali [Muslim religious music, India/Pakistan] / Regula Burckhardt Qureshi, 139
7 On Cassette Rather Than Live: Religious Music in India Today / Scott L. Marcus, 167
III. VISUAL MEDIA
Introduction / Susan S. Wadley, 189
8 Market Forces at Work: Religious Themes in Commercial Hindi Films / Steve Derne´, 191
9 All in the (Raghu) Family: A Video Epic in Cultural Context / Philip Lutgendorf, 217
10 Video Vacana: Swadhyaya and Sacred Tapes / John T. Little, 254
I. PRINTED IMAGES
Introduction / Susan Wadley, 21
2 Impact of "God Posters" on Hindus and Their Devotional Traditions / H. Daniel Smith, 24
3 Suitable for Framing: The Work of a Modern Master [India] / Stephen R. Inglis, 51
4 The World of 'Amar Chitra Katha' [Indian comic book series] / Frances W. Pritchett, 76
5 The Saints Subdued: Domestic Virtue and National Integration in 'Amar Chitra Katha' / John Stratton Hawley, 107
II. AUDIO RECORDINGS
Introduction / Susan S. Wadley, 137
6 Recorded Sound and Religious Music: The Case of Qawwali [Muslim religious music, India/Pakistan] / Regula Burckhardt Qureshi, 139
7 On Cassette Rather Than Live: Religious Music in India Today / Scott L. Marcus, 167
III. VISUAL MEDIA
Introduction / Susan S. Wadley, 189
8 Market Forces at Work: Religious Themes in Commercial Hindi Films / Steve Derne´, 191
9 All in the (Raghu) Family: A Video Epic in Cultural Context / Philip Lutgendorf, 217
10 Video Vacana: Swadhyaya and Sacred Tapes / John T. Little, 254
