For Alpion, celebrity culture is a modern form of religion and Mother Teresa was the ultimate religious celebrity of the modern era. . .The Indian media took an interest in her from the early 1950s. . .Here was a white, Western, Roman Catholic nun showing compassion and providing support for those typically impoverished and abandoned by the old class-conscious and caste-ridden Indian society. Mother Teresa was used to highlight the new, tolerant and welcoming India that was imagined to be born from independence and the separation from Pakistan in 1947. . .More. . .
Showing posts with label Mother Teresa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mother Teresa. Show all posts
Saturday, 17 February 2007
Mother Teresa and the ‘me, me, me’ culture
For Alpion, celebrity culture is a modern form of religion and Mother Teresa was the ultimate religious celebrity of the modern era. . .The Indian media took an interest in her from the early 1950s. . .Here was a white, Western, Roman Catholic nun showing compassion and providing support for those typically impoverished and abandoned by the old class-conscious and caste-ridden Indian society. Mother Teresa was used to highlight the new, tolerant and welcoming India that was imagined to be born from independence and the separation from Pakistan in 1947. . .More. . .
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