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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Reviews
“Hinduism and Hindi Theater provides an adept analysis of Hindu traditions and Hindi theater through the work of seven particular playwrights. The case studies Dimitrova presents give readers a deeper understanding of how Hinduism is represented on the Hindi stage during the period from 1880 to 1960. Her analysis of how women and foreigners are viewed through both conservative and progressive lenses is especially significant. Hinduism and Hindi Theater is a useful study for scholars of modem, contemporary Hindi drama.” (Macy Jones, Ecumenica)
“This book makes an enormous contribution to an area of scholarship that critically attends to the links between religious discourse, nationalist politics, and cultural production. Dimitrova’s careful exploration of the significant but relatively neglected field of modern Hindi drama powerfully exposes how Hinduism, in all its plurality, was imagined in Hindi drama and how this drama functioned as a site for reproducing and questioning ideological and nationalistic discourses about caste, gender, and minorities.” (Nandi Bhatia, Professor, Department of English and Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Western University London, Canada)“In this broad-ranging and commanding work, Diana Dimitrova explores the intersection of religion and Hindi theater in the modern period. Noting that Hindi theater is essentially Hindu theater, she adeptly weaves into her analyses questions of nationalism and ‘othering’ in Hindi theatrical narrative, giving special attention to discourses pertaining to religion, cultural identity, and gender. I know of no other book that accomplishes what this one does.” (Tracy Pintchman, Director, International Studies Program and Professor, History of Religion in South Asia, Loyola University Chicago, USA)
Authors and Affiliations
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University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
Diana Dimitrova
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Hinduism and Hindi Theater
Authors: Diana Dimitrova
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59923-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-59922-3Published: 19 August 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95597-8Published: 03 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-59923-0Published: 18 August 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 215
Topics: Hindu Theology, Comparative Literature, Theatre and Performance Studies, Postcolonial/World Literature, Asian Literature