Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780773533646
Publisert
2008-03-19
Utgiver
Vendor
McGill-Queen's University Press
Vekt
328 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
168
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Diana Dimitrova is assistant professor, Hinduism and South Asian religions, Michigan State University, and author of Western Tradition and Naturalistic Hindi Theatre.
A lucid and lively exploration of the issues of religion and gender in Hindi drama from the 1880s to the 1960s
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 book examines how the intersections of gender, religion, and ideology account for the creation of the canon of Hindi drama.
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Introduction; 1 An Invitation to Modern Hindi Theatre; 2 Images of the Feminine in Hindu Traditions; 3 Remythologizing Tradition: Confinement or Liberation for Women?; 4 Subverting Tradition: The Liberating Innovations of Upendranth Ak; 5 The Heroines; Conclusion: Creating the Canon of Hindi Drama; Summary of Dramas; Glossary of Hindi and Sanskrit Words and Hindu Terms
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A lucid and lively exploration of the issues of religion and gender in Hindi drama from the 1880s to the 1960s
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780773533646
Publisert
2008-03-19
Utgiver
Vendor
McGill-Queen's University Press
Vekt
328 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
168
Forfatter