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Devotional Fanscapes
Bollywood Star Deities, Devotee-Fans, and Cultural Politics in India and Beyond
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Devotional Fanscapes: Bollywood Star Deities, Devotee-Fans, and Cultural Politics in India and Beyond examines how fans worship film stars as deities. Focusing on temples dedicated to Bollywood (Hindi cinema) stars and the artifacts produced by Hindi and Tamil cinema fans, Shalini Kakar illustrates how the fan constructs their identity as a devotee and that of the star as a deity. Extending her research from India to the US, Kakar highlights the transnational dimensions of this phenomenon to demonstrate the degree to which devotional fan practices (fan-bhakti) and fan artifacts can help us rethink art, religion, and politics. With its interdisciplinary approach, this book addresses how fan-bhakti is performed in the global landscape, in the process augmenting new religious models and identities based on the idea of the “cinematic sacred.”
For more information, check out www.sacredfandom.com.
About the Author:
Shalini Kakar is an independent scholar and art historian.
Press Reviews:
A fascinating study of film fandom in the context of Hindu bhakti. This book will engage students of religion, cinema and politics of South Asia and beyond. An excellent debut from a scholar to watch.
-- Rachel Dwyer, SOAS University of London, author of Filming the Gods: Religion and Indian Cinema
Devotional Fanscapes gives the unique phenomenon of Bollywood fandom the scholarly attention it deserves, putting it in the context of everyday Hindu religiosity and the transnational cultural networks of which it forms an important part.
-- Brian Collins, Ohio University
[Shalini] Kakar's book is a significant contribution to the fields of religion, art history, and film, serving as a valuable tool for both research and teaching. It bridges the gap between academic scholarship and classroom learning, enhancing our understanding of the cultural and religious dimensions of cinema. Scholars and enthusiasts of film studies, religious studies, and cultural studies alike highly recommend this book.
― Journal of Religion and Film
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