208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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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's other cinemas.
Rachel Dwyer's lively discussion encompasses the mythological genre which... Read more
Introduction 1. The Mythological Genre 2. The Devotional Genre 3. The Islamicate Film 4. The Religious and the Secular in Hindi Film 5. Concluding Remarks
Biography
Rachel Dwyer
'Scholarship is at its finest when it makes you think and Dwyer's book certainly does ... For anyone who wants to understand why Indians – or at least predominantly Hindi-speaking Indians-like their entertainment the way it is, this is a book both wise and witty. Let the critics call Hindi cinema kitschy. Dwyer knows why many Indians are devoted to it.' - India Today
