The Place of Comics in the Modern Hindu Imagination
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4299523 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karline Mclain (Bucknell University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 598-608 |
| Publication date | 2011-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religion Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1749-8171 • E-ISSN: 1749-8171 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1749-8171.2011.00304.x |
| OpenAlex | W2166724754 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 5 |
This article provides an overview of the birth of comics in India; a discussion of the available scholarship to date, which has focused largely on India's most prominent comic book series, Amar Chitra Katha, and its connections to classical Hindu mythology and modern Hindu nationalist ideology; a roundup of recent developments in Indian comics since the creation of Amar Chitra Katha; and briefly offers some suggestions for further research
Art · Comics · Hindu nationalism · Hinduism · Ideology · Literature · Mythology · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Scholarship · Comics and Graphic Narratives · Digital Games and Media · History · Law · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Philosophy · Religious studies
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |