L'India ha una stagionata tradizione fumettistica. Buona parte di questa era tradizionalmente dedicata alla cultura tradizionale (ovviamente) e in particolare all'immenso pantheon delle tante religioni che si sono sviluppate nell'arco di parecchie migliaia di anni nel subcontinente indiano. Immani opere delle svariate letterature indiane, come il Mahabharata o il Ramayana, per citare solo un paio delle più note opere epiche, hanno fornito materiale in quantità industriale per "riduzioni" a fumetti, oltre a essere state assorbite da letterature confinanti (da quelle arabe, fino alle occidentali). Ne tratta in dettaglio il saggio di Karline McLain, di cui potete leggere qui di seguito e facendo click sull'immagine qui accanto.
"India's Immortal Comic Books: Gods, Kings, and Other Heroes, by Karline McLain. A pioneering study of Indian comic book culture. Combining entertainment and education, India's most beloved comic book series, Amar Chitra Katha, or "Immortal Picture Stories," is also an important cultural institution that has helped define, for several generations of readers, what it means to be Hindu and Indian. Karline McLain worked in the ACK production offices and had many conversations with Anant Rai, founder and publisher, and with artists, writers, and readers about why the comics are so popular and what messages they convey. In this intriguing study, she explores the making of the comic books and the kinds of editorial and ideological choices that go into their production. The Rama comic book features a..." Full article: comicsresearch.
"India's Immortal Comic Books: Gods, Kings, and Other Heroes, by Karline McLain. A pioneering study of Indian comic book culture. Combining entertainment and education, India's most beloved comic book series, Amar Chitra Katha, or "Immortal Picture Stories," is also an important cultural institution that has helped define, for several generations of readers, what it means to be Hindu and Indian. Karline McLain worked in the ACK production offices and had many conversations with Anant Rai, founder and publisher, and with artists, writers, and readers about why the comics are so popular and what messages they convey. In this intriguing study, she explores the making of the comic books and the kinds of editorial and ideological choices that go into their production. The Rama comic book features a..." Full article: comicsresearch.
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