Media and the Transformation of Religion in South Asia

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Media and the Transformation of Religion in South Asia

Edited by: Lawrence A. Babb and Susan S. Wadley

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2016

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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.

Contributors: Lawrence A. Babb, Steve Derné, John Stratton Hawley, Stephen R. Inglis, John T. Little, Philip Lutgendorf, Scott L. Marcus, Frances W. Pritchett, Regula Burckhardt Qureshi, H. Daniel Smith, and Susan S. Wadley.

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Babb Lawrence A. :

Lawrence A. Babb is Professor of Anthropology at Amherst College. Wadley Susan S. :

Susan S. Wadley is Professor of Anthropology at Syracuse University.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Content Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Illustration Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	VII
A Note on Transliteration Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	IX
1. Introduction Lawrence A. Babb Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Section 1 Printed Images
Introduction Susan S. Wadley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	21
2. Impact of "God Posters" on Hindus and Their Devotional Traditions Η. Daniel Smith Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	24
3. Suitable for Framing: The Work of a Modern Master Stephen R. Injjlis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	51
4. The World of Amar Chitra Katha Frances W. Pritchett Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	76
5. The Saints Subdued: Domestic Virtue and National Integration in Amar Chitra Katha John Stratton Hawley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	107
Section 2. Audio Recordings
Introduction Susan S. Wadley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	137
6. Recorded Sound and Religious Music: The Case of Qawwäti Regula Burckhardt Qureshi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	139
7. On Cassette Rather Than Live: Religious Music in India Today Scott L. Marcus Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	167
Section 3. Visual Media
Introduction Susan S. Wadley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	189
8. Market Forces at Work: Religious Themes in Commercial Hindi Films Steve Derne Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	191
9. All in the (Raghu) Family: Α Video Epic in Cultural Context Philip Lütjendorf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	217
10. Video Vacana: Swadhyaya and Sacred Tapes John Τ. Little Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	254
Contributor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	285
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	287

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December 5, 2016

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9781512800180

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Reprint 2016

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312

https://doi.org/10.9783/9781512800180

eBook ISBN: 9781512800180

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Religion; Middle Eastern Studies; African Studies; Asian Studies; Religious Studies

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For universities and colleges of further and higher education

Media and the Transformation of Religion in South Asia

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