Overview

This book explores cinema and film theory through classical Indian theories. While non-Western philosophies have largely been ignored by existing paradigms, Gopalan Mullik responds through an interrogation of how audio-visual images are processed by the audiences at the basic level of their being outside of Western experience. In the process, this book moves away from the heavily Eurocentric film discourse of today while also detailing how this new platform for understanding cinema at the most basic level of its meaning can build upon existing film theories rather than act as a replacement for them.

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Author:   Gopalan Mullik
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2020
Weight:   0.481kg
ISBN:  

9783030456139

ISBN 10:   3030456137
Pages:   351
Publication Date:   27 June 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- 2. Film Theories and Cinema: Limitations of Disembodied Vision in Existing Film Discourse.- 3. Vedic Cosmology and the Notion of Correlative Opposites: A Classical Indian Paradigm of Thought and Its Influence on Artworks.- 4. Nyāya Theory of Perception or Pratyakṣa: An Embodied Theory of “Meaning” and Its Relation to Cinema.- 5. Bharata’s Theory of Rasa or Aesthetic Pleasure: Classical Indian Theories of “Aesthetics” and Their Relation to Cinema.- 6. Ānandavardhana’s Theory of Suggestion or Dhvani: Classical Indian Theories of “Art” and Their Relation to Cinema.- 7. Conclusion

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Dr. Gopalan Mullik is a Visiting Lecturer at St. Xavier's University, Kolkata, India. 

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