Representations of Indian ascetics: from Johann Martin Honigberger’s memoir to early twentieth century Romanian newspapers and journals
In recent times, Indian ascetics have become pop icons due to the influence of visual entertainment media. Outside their country of origin, they are often negatively stereotyped to foster derogatory understandings of the Others and their cultures. In this paper, we will focus on representations of I...
Main Authors: | Ayusman Chakraborty, Dana Radler |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centre for Languages and Literature, Lund University
2022-05-01
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Series: | Swedish Journal of Romanian Studies |
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Online Access: | https://journals.lub.lu.se/sjrs/article/view/23881 |
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