Becoming Self-Aware In Words: A Sanskrit Lexicon of Emotions
Sophus Helle on Words for the Heart Literacy begins with lexicons. An ancient Egyptian text named The Onomasticon of Amenope opens with a
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Becoming The Idol: Classical Indian Dance
Amit Majmudar on Idolatry, Iconoclasm, and Bharatanatyam 1. My wife does classical Indian dance. I love to watch her practice because she turns
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Karma in the Public Sphere: Habermas in Ancient India
William E. B. Sherman on Christian Novetzke’s The Quotidian Revolution Let the knowledge of Brahman abound in the city of Marathi. During the
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Difference and Humanity Among Christians in Indian Slums
Liana Chua Reviews Nathaniel Roberts’ To Be Cared For Recently, a certain meme made the rounds on my (admittedly anthropologist-heavy) social media feed.
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Directions in the Study of Religion: Deonnie Moodie on Temples, Class, and Hindu Identity
The construction of modern Hindu and Indian identities can be traced through the contestations over a contemporary temple site. Kristian Petersen talks with
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Architecture, Ascetics, and Agency – By Katherine Kasdorf
Katherine Kasdorf on Tamara Sears’s Worldly Gurus and Spiritual Kings In a village in central India, two medieval buildings stand side by side.
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The Multiple Ideas of India: Narendra Modi and the Meaning of Indian Secularism – By Benjamin Siegel
Benjamin Siegel: Narendra Modi’s election as India’s sixteenth prime minister demonstrates how the celebrated “idea of India” has always been but one contingent
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A Sustained Protestant Onslaught Against Indian Religion
Brian Stanley on Robert A. Yelle’s The Language of Disenchantment Is the world becoming more secular? Debate on this persisting question shows no sign of
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