LEADER 04236nam 22006014a 450 001 9910810809403321 005 20230721005203.0 010 $a0-292-79416-9 024 7 $a10.7560/717862 035 $a(CKB)1000000000720635 035 $a(OCoLC)311052855 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10273654 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000264446 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11209976 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000264446 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10284333 035 $a(PQKB)10998522 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443342 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse2357 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443342 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10273654 035 $a(DE-B1597)586726 035 $a(OCoLC)1286807256 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292794160 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000720635 100 $a20071016d2008 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aUnderstanding Indian movies$b[electronic resource] $eculture, cognition, and cinematic imagination /$fPatrick Colm Hogan 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (308 p.) 225 1 $aCognitive approaches to literature and culture series 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-292-71786-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [265]-280) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction. Indian Movies and the People Who Love Them: Universality and Cultural Particularity in the Cinema -- $tChapter One. From Mythical Romances to Historical Sacrifices: Universal Stories in South Asia (Ardhangini, Baaz, and The Terrorist) -- $tChapter Two. The Film and the World: Global Themes, Local Movies (Nish?nt and Sholay) -- $tChapter Three. Once More, with Feeling: Human Emotions and Cultural Imagination (Mother India, Bandit Queen, and Shree 420) -- $tChapter Four. ?So, What?s the Deal with All the Singing??: The Cognitive Universality of the Hindi Musical (Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham . . .) -- $tChapter Five. Seeing Indian Style: The Brain and Its Visual Culture (Umrao Jaan and Fire) -- $tAfterword. On Watching Indian Movies -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aIndian movies are among the most popular in the world. However, despite increased availability and study, these films remain misunderstood and underappreciated in much of the English-speaking world, in part for cultural reasons. In this book, Patrick Colm Hogan sets out through close analysis and explication of culturally particular information about Indian history, Hindu metaphysics, Islamic spirituality, Sanskrit aesthetics, and other Indian traditions to provide necessary cultural contexts for understanding Indian films. Hogan analyzes eleven important films, using them as the focus to explore the topics of plot, theme, emotion, sound, and visual style in Indian cinema. These films draw on a wide range of South Asian cultural traditions and are representative of the greater whole of Indian cinema. By learning to interpret these examples with the tools Hogan provides, the reader will be able to take these skills and apply them to other Indian films. But this study is not simply culturalist. Hogan also takes up key principles from cognitive neuroscience to illustrate that all cultures share perceptual, cognitive, and emotional elements that, when properly interpreted, can help to bridge gaps between seemingly disparate societies. Hogan locates the specificity of Indian culture in relation to human universals, and illustrates this cultural-cognitive synthesis through his detailed interpretations of these films. This book will help both scholars and general readers to better understand and appreciate Indian cinema. 410 0$aCognitive approaches to literature and culture series. 606 $aMotion pictures$zIndia 615 0$aMotion pictures 676 $a791.430954 700 $aHogan$b Patrick Colm$0532285 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810809403321 996 $aUnderstanding Indian movies$94029442 997 $aUNINA