Media and the transformation of religion in South Asia
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Media and the transformation of religion in South Asia
University of Pennsylvania Press, c1995
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Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto Universityグローバル専攻
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"This project was sponsored by the Joint Committee on South Asia of the Social Science Research Council and the American Council of Learned Societies."--P. preceding t.p.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations A Note on Transliteration 1. Introduction SECT. 1. PRINTED IMAGES Introduction 2. Impact of "God Posters" on Hindus and Their Devotional Traditions 3. Suitable for Framing: The Work of a Modern Master 4. The World of Amar Chitra Katha 5. The Saints Subdued: Domestic Virtue and National Integration in Amar Chitra Katha SECT. 2. AUDIO RECORDINGS Introduction 6. Recorded Sound and Religious Music: The Case of Qawwali 7. On Cassette Rather Than Live: Religious Music in India Today SECT. 3. VISUAL MEDIA Introduction 8. Market Forces at Work: Religious Themes in Commercial Hindi Films 9. All in the (Raghu) Family: A Video Epic in Cultural Context 10. Video Vacana: Swadhyaya and Sacred Tapes Contributors Index
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