Religion in Literature and Film in South Asia
New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2010), xiv, 226 pp.
Contains index
ISBN 978-0-230-62225-8 (hbk); 978-0-230-10552-2 (ebook)
"This innovative, interdisciplinary collection of essays by scholars based in Europe and the United States offers stimulating approaches to the role played by religion in present-day South Asia." (Publisher description)
On Myth and Mythologizing: An Introduction / Diana Dimitrova, 1
I. RELIGION, MYTH, AND GENDER
1 Seeking God: Narratives of the Spiritual in Amrita Bharati's Work and Hindi Poetry / Lucy Rosenstein, 23
2 Who Is Afraid of Mirabai? Gulzar's Antidote for Mira's Poison / Heidi Pauwels, 45
3 Religion and Gender in Bollywood Film / Diana Dimitrova, 69
4 The Creative Modern and the Myths of the Goddess Mariyamman / Perundevi Srinivasan, 83
II. RELIGION, MYTH, AND POLITICS
5 Constructed Religious Feelings and Communal Identities in Hamara Sahar us baras by Gitañjali Sri / Alessandra Consolaro, 95
6 Dharma Reconsidered: The Inappropriate Poetry of Arun Kolatkar in Sarpa Satra / Laetitia Zecchini, 131
7 From Otherland to the Divine Land: Exile, Mysticism, and Secularism in K. B. Vaid's Dard la dava / Anne Castaing, 153
8 In the Face of Even Lesser Breeds: Reading Nayantara Sahgal with Indian Christians / Clara Joseph, 171
9 Censorship, Social Reform, and Mythological Drama in Colonial India / Nandi Bhatia, 191
10 From Kuruksetra to Rämarajya: A Comparative Analysis of the Star Personas of Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan / Sunny Singh, 213
I. RELIGION, MYTH, AND GENDER
1 Seeking God: Narratives of the Spiritual in Amrita Bharati's Work and Hindi Poetry / Lucy Rosenstein, 23
2 Who Is Afraid of Mirabai? Gulzar's Antidote for Mira's Poison / Heidi Pauwels, 45
3 Religion and Gender in Bollywood Film / Diana Dimitrova, 69
4 The Creative Modern and the Myths of the Goddess Mariyamman / Perundevi Srinivasan, 83
II. RELIGION, MYTH, AND POLITICS
5 Constructed Religious Feelings and Communal Identities in Hamara Sahar us baras by Gitañjali Sri / Alessandra Consolaro, 95
6 Dharma Reconsidered: The Inappropriate Poetry of Arun Kolatkar in Sarpa Satra / Laetitia Zecchini, 131
7 From Otherland to the Divine Land: Exile, Mysticism, and Secularism in K. B. Vaid's Dard la dava / Anne Castaing, 153
8 In the Face of Even Lesser Breeds: Reading Nayantara Sahgal with Indian Christians / Clara Joseph, 171
9 Censorship, Social Reform, and Mythological Drama in Colonial India / Nandi Bhatia, 191
10 From Kuruksetra to Rämarajya: A Comparative Analysis of the Star Personas of Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan / Sunny Singh, 213
