"The supernatural has become extraordinarily popular in literature, television, and film. Vampires, zombies, werewolves, witches, and wizard have become staples of entertainment industries, and many of these figures have received extensive critical attention. But one figure has …
Drawing from recent theories of virtuality, performativity, and governmentality, and on post-colonial activist scholarship from the global south, this book presents a series of ethnographic and archival studies of what Mukhopadhyay terms 'vernacular globalisation' in India. The …
Papers presented at the Seminar on Popular Cultural Materials and Public Spheres : Perspectives from Africa, India and Europe, held at Copenhagen and Roskilde during 24-26 September 2004.
Papers presented at the Seminar on Popular Cultural Materials and Public Spheres : Perspectives from Africa, India and Europe, held at Copenhagen and Roskilde during 24-26 September 2004.
Folk deities and Matrika cult of South West Bengal
Chiefly on Hindu mother goddesses.
Inhaltsverzeichnis:Preface : transnational and time-travelling divas / Laura Hein -- Diva seductions : an introduction to diva nation / Laura Miller and Rebecca Copeland -- Angry divas talking back : Kirino Natsuo and the Goddess Chronicle / Rebecca Copeland -- Ame no Uzume cros…
"Diva Nation explores the constructed nature of female iconicity in Japan. From ancient goddesses and queens to modern singers and writers, this edited volume critically reconsiders the female icon, tracing how she has been offered up for emulation, debate or censure. The resear…
A study of prominent 19th century American writers shows how they assimilated themes and images from popular culture into their art, particulary sensationalistic literature that addressed controversial themes such as religion, slavery, sexual mores, and workers' and women's righ…
"Folklore in the Baltic History: Resistance and Resurgence is about the role of folklore, folklore archives, and folklore studies in the contemporary history of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania--together called the Baltic countries. They were occupied by Russia, by Germany, and la…
