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Who Is Afraid of MlräbäT? Gulzar’s Antidote for Miras Poison

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This chapter1 focuses on a devotional film to study the interface between Hindu devotion and gender in South Asian popular culture. Hindu devotion, or bhakti, foregrounds a personal relation with God, who is equally accessible to all, including women. Thus, in theory, bhakti would make an excellent vehicle for democratic, modernizing forces in popular culture, in particular with regard to women.

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Pauwels, H. (2010). Who Is Afraid of MlräbäT? Gulzar’s Antidote for Miras Poison. In: Dimitrova, D. (eds) Religion in Literature and Film in South Asia. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230105522_3

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