"Gender, Religion, and Modern Hindi Drama" studies the representation of gender and religion in Hindi drama from its beginnings in the second half of the nineteenth century until the 1960s. This is the period when urban proscenium Hindi theatre, which originated under Western influence, matured and thrived. The focus is on how different religious and mythological models pertaining to women have been reworked in Hindi drama and whether the seven representative dramatists discussed in this book assert conservative or liberating Hindu images of the feminine. This book examines how the...
"Gender, Religion, and Modern Hindi Drama" studies the representation of gender and religion in Hindi drama from its beginnings in the second half of ...
"Nichts ist so stabil wie der Wandel" wird haufig behauptet und mit dieser A- sage impliziert, dass es Wandel stets gegeben habe. Ohne Frage ist dies richtig. Untersucht man allerdings die Geschwindigkeit des Wandels, so kann kaum - zweifelt werden, dass dieser sich bestandig - und zwar primar in einer von den Menschen selbst zu verantwortenden Weise - beschleunigt. Die Grunde sind vielfaltig; sie lassen sich aus der Globalisierung, aus dem gesellschaftlichen und technologischen Wandel, spezifisch auch aus veranderten Werten und gesteig- ten Anspruchen von Kunden etc. ableiten. Fur Menschen,...
"Nichts ist so stabil wie der Wandel" wird haufig behauptet und mit dieser A- sage impliziert, dass es Wandel stets gegeben habe. Ohne Frage ist dies ...
This book introduces the term "otherism" and looks at the discourse of otherism and the issue of otherness in South Asian religion, literature and film. It examines cultural questions related to the human condition of being the "other," of the process of "othering" and of the representation of "otherness" and its religious, cultural and ideological implications.
The book applies the perspectives of ideological criticism, theories of hybridity, orientalism, nationalism, and gender and queer studies to gain new insights into the literature, film and culture of South Asia. It looks at the...
This book introduces the term "otherism" and looks at the discourse of otherism and the issue of otherness in South Asian religion, literature and ...
This book brings together several important essays examining the interface between identity, culture, and literature within the issue of cultural identity in South Asian literature. The book explores how one imagines national identity and how this concept is revealed in the narratives of the nation and the production of various cultural discourses. The collection of essays examines questions related to the interpretation of the Indian past and present, the meanings of ancient and venerated cultural symbols in ancient times and modern, while discussing the ideological implications of the...
This book brings together several important essays examining the interface between identity, culture, and literature within the issue of cultural i...
