Religion in Literature and Film in South Asia

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
On Myth and Mythologizing: An Introduction....Pages 1-19
Front Matter....Pages 21-21
Seeking God: Narratives of the Spiritual in Amrita Bharati’s Work and Hindi Poetry....Pages 23-44
Who Is Afraid of MlräbäT? Gulzar’s Antidote for Miras Poison....Pages 45-67
Religion and Gender in Bollywood Film....Pages 69-81
The Creative Modern and the Myths of the Goddess Mariyamman....Pages 83-91
Front Matter....Pages 93-93
Constructed Religious Feelings and Communal Identities in Hamārā Śahar us baras by Gītāñjalī Śrī....Pages 95-129
Dharma Reconsidered: The Inappropriate Poetry of Arun Kolatkar in Sarpa Satra....Pages 131-152
From Otherland to the Divine Land: Exile, Mysticism, and Secularism in K. B. Vaid’s Dard lä davä....Pages 153-169
In the Face of Even Lesser Breeds: Reading Nayantara Sahgal with Indian Christians....Pages 171-189
Censorship, Social Reform, and Mythological Drama in Colonial India....Pages 191-211
From Kurukṣetra to Rāmarājya: A Comparative Analysis of the Star Personas of Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan....Pages 213-222
Back Matter....Pages 223-226