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Dancing with the Nation: Courtesans in Bombay Cinema

Dancing with the Nation: Courtesans in Bombay Cinema

$29.00
Author:Ruth Vanita
ISBN 13:9789386702906
Binding:Softcover
Language:English
Year:2017
Subject:Performing Arts/Films

About the Book

the figure of the courtesan shapes the Indian erotic, political and religious imagination. Historically, courtesans existed outside the conventional patriarchal family and carved a special place for themselves with their independent spirit, witty conversations and transmission of classical music and dance. Later, they entered the nascent world of Bombay cinema