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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.
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Media and the Transformation of Religion in South Asia
author
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Babb, Lawrence A.
publisher
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University of Pennsylvania Press
isbn10 | asin
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0812215478
print isbn13
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9780812215472
ebook isbn13
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9780585126425
language
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English
subject
Asia, South--Religion--20th century, Mass media--Religious aspects.
publication date
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1995
lcc
:
BL1055.W33 1995eb
ddc
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291.1/75
subject
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Asia, South--Religion--20th century, Mass media--Religious aspects.
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Media and the Transformation of Religion in South Asia
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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.
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Media and the Transformation of Religion in South Asia
edited by Lawrence A. Babb and Susan S. Wadley
University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia
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Copyright 1995 by the University of Pennsylvania Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Media and the transformation of religion in South Asia / edited by Lawrence A. Babb and Susan S. Wadley. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8122-3304-2 (hdbk: alk. paper). ISBN 0-8122-1547-8 (paper: alk. paper) 1. Asia, South Religion 20th century. 2. Mass media Religious aspects. I. Babb, Lawrence A. II. Wadley, Susan S., 1943 BL1055.W33 1995 291.1'75 dc2095-13168 CIP
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CONTENTS
List of Illustrations
vii
A Note on Transliteration
ix
1. Introduction
Lawrence A. Babb
1
Section 1. Printed Images
Introduction
by Susan S. Wadley
21
2. Impact of "God Posters" on Hindus and Their Devotional Traditions
H. Daniel Smith
24
3. Suitable for Framing: The Work of a Modern Master
Stephen R. Inglis
51
4. The World of Amar Chitra Katha
Frances W. Pritchett
76
5. The Saints Subdued: Domestic Virtue and National Integration in Amar Chitra Katha
John Stratton Hawley
107
Section 2. Audio Recordings
Introduction
by Susan S. Wadley
137
6. Recorded Sound and Religious Music: The Case of Qawwali
Regula Burckhardt Quareshi
139
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7. On Cassette Rather Than Live: Religious Music in India Today
Scott L. Marcus
167
Section 3. Visual Media
Introduction
by Susan S. Wadley
189
8. Market Forces at Work: Religious Themes in Commercial Hindi Films
Steve Dern
191
9. All in the (Raghu) Family: A Video Epic in Cultural Context
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