Woman Becomes Goddess in Bollywood: Justice, Violence, and the Feminine in Popular Hindi Film

What happens “when a woman becomes Chandika?” This essay contributes to an on-going discussion of the theme of “avenging women” in popular Indian cinema, with particular focus on the transformation of a woman into a fierce Goddess who avenges oppression and re-establishes justice. Analysis of the st...

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Autor principal: Erndl, Kathleen M. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publicado: 2013
En: The journal of religion and film
Año: 2013, Volumen: 17, Número: 2
Otras palabras clave:B Indian cinema
B Devi-Mahatmya
B Madhuri Dixit
B Goddess
B Hinduism
B Bollywood
B Shahrukh Khan
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