NEW FROM LEXINGTON BOOKS DEVOTIONAL FANSCAPES BOLLYWOOD STAR DEITIES, DEVOTEE-FANS, AND CULTURAL POLITICS IN INDIA AND BEYOND By Shalini Kakar Contents PART I. Constructing Identity: Star as a Deity and Fan as a Bhakt CHAPTER 1: “Sorry God, We Worship Amitabh More than You”: Bollywood Deities and the ‘Publics of Fan-bhakti’ CHAPTER 2: Star Murtis: Film Posters as Ritual Objects PART II. Materiality and Spatial Constructs: Devotee-Fan Art CHAPTER 3: “Starring” Madhuri as Durga: The Madhuri Dixit Temple and the Performative Fan-bhakti of Pappu Sardar CHAPTER 4: Transforming the Object of Art: M. F. Husain and Devotional Fandom PART III. Crossing Borders: Devotee-Fans and their Transnational Socio-Political Trajectories CHAPTER 5: Get Rajinified: India to USA, the “God of Style” and his Devotee-fans ABOUT THIS BOOK Devotional Fanscapes: Bollywood Star Deities, Devotee-Fans, and Cultural Politics in India and Beyond examines how fans worship film stars as deities. Focusing on temples dedicated to Bollywood (Hindi cinema) stars and the artifacts produced by Hindi and Tamil cinema fans, Shalini Kakar illustrates how the fan constructs their identity as a devotee and that of the star as a deity. Extending her research from India to the US, Kakar highlights the transnational dimensions of this phenomenon to demonstrate the degree to which devotional fan practices (fan-bhakti) and fan artifacts can help us rethink art, religion, and politics. With its interdisciplinary approach, this book addresses how fan-bhakti is performed in the global landscape, in the process augmenting new religious models and identities based on the idea of the “cinematic sacred.” ABOUT THE AUTHOR Shalini Kakar is an independent scholar and art historian. Hardback: e-book: ISBN 978-1-7936-4627-9 ISBN 978-1-7936-4628-6 January 2023 January 2023 Regular price: $110.00 Regular price: $45.00 *eBooks can only be ordered online. After discount: $77.00 After discount: $31.50 Special 30% Discount Offer! To get discount, use code LXFANDF30 when ordering. (This order form is not for Resellers or Institutional Bulk Orders) *For individual use only and may not be combined with other offers and discounts EASIEST WAY TO ORDER WORLDWIDE: USE OUR WEBSITE https://Rowman.com/Lexington In North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean you can also ✓ Call Toll Free: 1-800-462-6420 ✓ Call: (717) 794-3800 *All orders from individuals must be prepaid. Prices are subject to change without notice. Shipping charges and sales tax will be added where applicable. Discount applies to these ISBNs only and may not be combined with other offers. For individual use only. eBooks can only be ordered online and must be purchased separately from print books at www.rowman.com/ebooks. For online purchases, apply the promotion code during the checkout process. For email or phone orders, provide the promo code LXFANDF30 for the 30% discount in your communication.