From the Sacred to the Performative: Tamil Film Star Fan Clubs, Religious Devotion and the Material Culture of Film Star Portraits
With the increasing blurring of the boundaries between the sacred realm of religion and the profane world of commerce, it is often argued that authentic religious faith is increasingly threatened by the forces of late capitalism. Using the example of Tamil film spectatorship, the article argues othe...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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University of Saskatchewan
[2011]
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Journal of religion and popular culture
Year: 2011, Volume: 23, Issue: 1, Pages: 40-52 |
Further subjects: | B
Chennai
B Youth B Hinduism B Tamil language B Cinema |
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