Anger as affect: Modernity and the visual everyday in the image of the angry Hanuman
Contributions to Indian Sociology
Published online on June 03, 2026
Abstract
Contributions to Indian Sociology, Volume 59, Issue 1-2, Page 203-235, February–June 2025.
The figure of Hanuman has long occupied a central place in Hindu visual traditions as the protector and devoted servant of Ram. This article examines the emergence and proliferation of a distinctly angry Hanuman in the visual ‘everyday’, on stickers, ...
The figure of Hanuman has long occupied a central place in Hindu visual traditions as the protector and devoted servant of Ram. This article examines the emergence and proliferation of a distinctly angry Hanuman in the visual ‘everyday’, on stickers, ...