“Only I Am the Brahma”: Religion and Narrative in the Netflix Thriller Series Sacred Games (2018–2019)
Sacred Games (2018-2019), based on Vikram Chandra’s novel of the same title, is India’s first Netflix crime thriller series. This series shows how the lives of a Sikh policeman, Sartaj Singh, and a powerful gangster, Ganesh Eknath Gaitonde, weave together in a mission to save Mumbai from a nuclear a...
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2021
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Religions
Year: 2021, Volume: 12, Issue: 7 |
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B mini-narrative B Jean-François Lyotard B Storytelling B Metanarratives B Transgression B Religion B dharm B Sacred Games |
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