{"product_id":"bombay-cinemas-islamicate-histories-9781789383973","title":"Bombay Cinema's Islamicate Histories","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn engaging account of the history and influence of Muslim cultures on Bombay cinema.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing Marshal Hodgson, the term “Islamicate” is used to distinguish the cultural forms associated with Islam from the religion itself. The term is especially useful in South Asia, where Muslim cultures have commingled with other local cultures over a millennium to form a rich vein of syncretic aesthetic expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eComprised of fourteen essays written by major scholars, this collection presents an engaging account of the history and influence of cultural Islam on Bombay cinema. \u003cem\u003eBombay Cinema's Islamicate Histories\u003c\/em\u003e charts the roots of South Asian Muslim cultures and the precursors of Bombay cinema’s Islamicate idioms in the Urdu Parsi Theatre; the courtesan cultures of Lucknow; the literary, musical, and performance traditions of north India; the traditions of miniature painting; and various modes of Perso-Arabic story-telling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished at a time of acute crisis in the perception and understanding of Islam, this book demonstrates how Muslim and Hindu cultures in India are inextricably entwined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430178996460,"sku":"9781789383973","price":94.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781789383973.jpg?v=1774559595","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/bombay-cinemas-islamicate-histories-9781789383973","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}