This volume is interested in the interface of science, Hinduism and itihasa and specifically their manifestation within mythology-inspired fiction in English from India. This trio is examined through the lens of two overarching interests: Indian and non-Indian reader receptions and the genre of weird fiction.

CONTENTS

Foreword

Preface

Chapter One: Introducing the post-millennial scene

Chapter Two: The 'wyrd': numinosity and estrangement

Chapter Three: Bharati Fantasy: eternal bh¿va

Chapter Four: Bharati Fantasy: modern-day sensibilities

Chapter Five: Conclusions

Index

E. Dawson Varughese is an independent global cultural studies scholar and the author of Beyond the Postcolonial: World Englishes Literature (2012) and Reading New India (2013). She has published in Contemporary South Asia, South Asian Popular Culture and English Today.