Bombay Cinema's Islamicate Histories

by Ira Bhaskar and Richard Allen

An engaging account of the history and influence of Muslim cultures on Bombay cinema.

Following 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. Comprised of fourteen essays written...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789383978
• ISBN13: 9781789383973
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Intellect (UK)
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.6" x 9.5"