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Religion, Performances, and Democracy: Challenges to Cultural Freedom in South Asia (1940s-Present) book cover

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Religion, Performances, and Democracy Challenges to Cultural Freedom in South Asia (1940s-Present)

Edited By Manujendra Kundu Copyright 2026
286 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

286 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Religion, Performances, and Democracy examines how religion has profoundly influenced the socio‑political and cultural landscape of South Asia, shaping identities, public and private spaces, and social relationships over centuries. This book delves into the intricate intersections of religion, politics, and performing arts across South Asia from the 1940s onwards—a pivotal era marking the... Read more

About the Authors

Acknowledgements: A Pilgrimage to Atheistic Piety

Editorial Note

 

 

Introduction: Religion and the Precarity of Performances for/in Democracy

Manujendra Kundu

 

1 Gendered Stages of Nepal: Invisibility, Patriarchy, and Recognition in Female Artists’ Struggles for Space Across Folk and Contemporary Theatre

Monica Mottin

 

2 Protest and Performance In and After Zia’s Islamisation

David Mason

 

3 Religious Fundamentalism, Democratic Practice, and Performance: The Bangladesh Story

Meghna Guhathakurta

 

4 Suniyam and Crucifixion in Aragalaya: Reframing Rituals, Reclaiming Democracy in Post-War Sri Lanka

Saumya Liyanage

 

5 Religion and Theatre in Modern India: Performing Democratic Futurity through Subversion and Care

Rajdeep Konar

 

6 ‘Folk’ and Its Staging: The Accentuation for Bourgeois Aesthetico-Pastiche

Manujendra Kundu

 

Index

Biography

Manujendra Kundu, the former Executive Officer of Natya Shodh Sansthan, Kolkata, is an author, editor, playwright, socio‑politico‑cultural critic, and former journalist.

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