RE220 Study Guide - Final Guide: Amar Chitra Katha, Deepa Mehta, Axis Mundi
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Re220 final exam review - monday, april 22, 2013 @ 8:30 am in n1001. Amar chitra katha: is one of india s largest selling comic book series, with more than 90 million copies sold in 20 indian languages (english language series came out in 1967). Stories of gods and goddesses taken right out of a scared text. Formed indian diaspora that found jobs elsewhere. Connected back to religion with the amar chitra katha. Related to the comic book series for the connection to hinduism and their culture. American super hero characteristics are found in indian comic books: example: rama (extraordinary powers, god in human form, has an enemy, strong moral code, secret identity, meaningful narrative telling a hindu myth, seeks to immortalize hindu heroes. Apotheosis: is the glorification of a subject to divine level. The term has meanings in theology, where it refers to a belief, and in art, where it refers to a genre.
