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Society with Indian Characteristics: Caste, Class, and Species in Contemporary Retellings of the Rāmāyaṇa
This paper analyzes the construction of Indian society in retellings of the Rāmāyaṇa published in India between 2010 and 2020. I focus on the...
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Under the Master’s Table: An Anti-darkness and Caste Interpretation of the Canaanite Woman
This chapter will probe and tease out the nuances between caste, religion, and color that are intricately intertwined to construct an anti-darkness...
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Vedantam vs. Venus: Drag, Impersonation, and the Limitations of Gender Trouble
Drawing on the seminal work of feminist and queer theorist Judith Butler, this article compares the practice of gender impersonation in the South...
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The Modern Bhagavad Gītā: Caste in Twentieth-Century Commentaries
By the twentieth century the Bhagavad Gītā had become the single most important Hindu book. A clear indication of its popularity is that many of the...
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Orthodoxy, Reform, and Protest: Brahmanas and Virashaivism
This paper attempts to analyze the debate between the scholars concerning the nature of Virashaivism. While one category of scholars characterizes...
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Divine Power and Fluid Bodies: Tirunaṅkais in Tamil Nadu
This article analyzes the complex ways in which religious practices influence the formation of identity and community among tirunaṅkai s,...
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Subaltern Liturgy as a Theological Account of Subaltern Public
This chapter addresses, ‘what is theological about the understanding of public from subaltern perspectives?’ The aim of this chapter is to engage in...
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Can the Subalterns Public-ise? A Critical Subaltern Interrogation of ‘Public’
This chapter engages in critically assessing the understandings of public from a subaltern perspective. This chapter engages in a theoretical...
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Christians and Christian Dalits in India: Balancing Minority Rights and Caste Claims in Law
Through a focus on the Indian Christians, this paper argues that though the treatment of minorities is an indication of the health of a democracy,...
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Dark Webs: Tantra, Black Magic, and Cyberspace
This article examines the changing nature of Tantra in the digital era by focusing on three online tāntrik practitioners from Assam. The region of...
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Tracing Well-Being: The Rise of Kalyāṇ in the Hindi-Hindu Public Sphere
The pursuit of kalyāṇ is pivotal for many Hindus. The Hindi kalyāṇ is close, yet not equivalent, to the English term “well-being.” It is a desirable,...
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A Critical Recovery and Appraisal of Indian Public Theologies
This chapter is a critical recovery and appraisal of Indian public theologies, presenting three important and yet divergent streams of public...
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Ethno-cultural Diversity, Discrimination and Democracy : Empirical Research Among Students in Tamil Nadu, India
Diversity is perhaps the most impressive feature of the Asian context, markedly of the Indian subcontinent. Currently, ethno-cultural diversity...
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Gandhi and the Jews, the Jews and Gandhi: An Overall Perspective
Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869–1948)’s relationship with the Jews is explored in this article. The history of this relationship can be divided into two...
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Nīr-Kṣīr Viveka: Discerning the Truth of Spirituality in Gandhi’s Thought and Actions
In his work, Arvind Sharma daringly asserts the fundamental place of spirituality in Mohandas K. (“Mahatma”) Gandhi’s personal life and social and...