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New Books in Indian Religions

Interviews with Scholars of Indian Religions with their New BooksSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/indian-religions

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Nathan McGovern, "The Snake and The Mongoose: The Emergence of Identity in Early Indian Religion" (Oxford UP, 2018)

Nathan McGovern, "The Snake and The Mongoose: The Emergence of Identity in Early Indian Religion" (Oxford UP, 2018)

The history of Indian religions in the centuries leading up to the common era has been characterized in the scholarship ... Read more

19 Mar 2019

54mins

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Knut A. Jacobsen, "Yoga in Modern Hinduism: Hariharānanda Āraṇya and Sāṃkhyayoga" (Routledge, 2017)

Knut A. Jacobsen, "Yoga in Modern Hinduism: Hariharānanda Āraṇya and Sāṃkhyayoga" (Routledge, 2017)

In his book Yoga in Modern Hinduism: Hariharānanda Āraṇya and Sāṃkhyayoga (Routledge, 2017), Knut A. Jacobsen examines t... Read more

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Sangay Mishra, “Desis Divided: The Political Lives of South Asian Americans” (U of Minnesota Press, 2016)

Sangay Mishra, “Desis Divided: The Political Lives of South Asian Americans” (U of Minnesota Press, 2016)

Sangay Mishra is the author of Desis Divided: The Political Lives of South Asian Americans (University of Minnesota Pres... Read more

12 Apr 2016

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Rupa Viswanath, “The Pariah Problem: Caste, Religion, and the Social in Modern India” (Columbia UP, 2014)

Rupa Viswanath, “The Pariah Problem: Caste, Religion, and the Social in Modern India” (Columbia UP, 2014)

The so called “Pariah Problem” emerged in public consciousness in the 1890s in India as state officials, missionaries an... Read more

2 Nov 2016

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Angela Rudert, "Shakti's New Voice: Guru Devotion in a Women-Led Spiritual Movement" (Rowman and Littlefield, 2017)

Angela Rudert, "Shakti's New Voice: Guru Devotion in a Women-Led Spiritual Movement" (Rowman and Littlefield, 2017)

Angela Rudert's Shakti's New Voice: Guru Devotion in a Women-Led Spiritual Movement (Rowman and Littlefield, 2017) is th... Read more

20 Nov 2019

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Keya Maitra, “Philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita: A Contemporary Introduction” (Bloomsbury Academic, 2018)

Keya Maitra, “Philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita: A Contemporary Introduction” (Bloomsbury Academic, 2018)

The Bhagavad Gita is one of the foundational texts of Hinduism and probably the one most familiar and popular in the Wes... Read more

15 Aug 2018

1hr 3mins

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Ithamar Theodor, "Exploring the Bhagavad Gītā: Philosophy, Structure and Meaning" (Routledge, 2016)

Ithamar Theodor, "Exploring the Bhagavad Gītā: Philosophy, Structure and Meaning" (Routledge, 2016)

The Bhagavad Gītā remains to this day a mainstay of Hinduism and Hindu Studies alike, despite the profusion of books wri... Read more

12 Aug 2019

55mins

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Joyce B. Flueckiger, “When the World Becomes Female: Guises of a South Indian Goddess” (Indiana UP, 2013)

Joyce B. Flueckiger, “When the World Becomes Female: Guises of a South Indian Goddess” (Indiana UP, 2013)

Joyce B. Flueckiger‘s new bookWhen the World Becomes Female: Guises of a South Indian Goddess (Indiana University Press,... Read more

3 Jul 2015

59mins

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Hugh Urban, “Zorba the Buddha: Sex, Spirituality, and Capitalism in the Global Osho Movement” (U. Cal Press, 2016)

Hugh Urban, “Zorba the Buddha: Sex, Spirituality, and Capitalism in the Global Osho Movement” (U. Cal Press, 2016)

Many contemporary spiritual movements are characterized by denial of material pleasures, subjugation of the self, and fo... Read more

9 Oct 2017

44mins

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Prakash Shah, "Western Foundations of the Caste System" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017)

Prakash Shah, "Western Foundations of the Caste System" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017)

The Indian caste system is an ancient, pervasive institution of social organization within the subcontinent – or is it? ... Read more

13 Mar 2019

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Shyam Ranganathan, “Hinduism: A Contemporary Philosophical Investigation” (Routledge, 2018)

Shyam Ranganathan, “Hinduism: A Contemporary Philosophical Investigation” (Routledge, 2018)

In Hinduism: A Contemporary Philosophical Investigation (Routledge, 2018), Shyam Ranganathan argues that a careful philo... Read more

20 Aug 2018

52mins

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Jeffrey D. Long, "Perspectives on Reincarnation: Hindu, Christian, Scientific" (MDPI Books, 2019)

Jeffrey D. Long, "Perspectives on Reincarnation: Hindu, Christian, Scientific" (MDPI Books, 2019)

What happens after you die? The book brings together fascinating theological and religious studies perspectives on a con... Read more

4 Mar 2019

1hr 13mins

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Patton E. Burchett, "A Genealogy of Devotion: Bhakti, Tantra, Yoga, and Sufism in North India" (Columbia UP, 2019)

Patton E. Burchett, "A Genealogy of Devotion: Bhakti, Tantra, Yoga, and Sufism in North India" (Columbia UP, 2019)

How distinct is Indian devotionalism from other strands of Indian religiosity? Is devotionalism necessarily at odds with... Read more

14 Jun 2019

1hr 1min

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Christopher Austin, "Pradyumna: Lover, Magician, and Scion of the Avatara" (Oxford UP, 2019)

Christopher Austin, "Pradyumna: Lover, Magician, and Scion of the Avatara" (Oxford UP, 2019)

This is the first sustained study of an important figure in Hindu narrative, one largely obscure to readers and scholars... Read more

12 Dec 2019

56mins

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J. Neuhaus, "Geeky Pedagogy: A Guide for Intellectuals, Introverts, and Nerds Who Want to Be Effective Teachers" (West Virginia UP, 2019)

J. Neuhaus, "Geeky Pedagogy: A Guide for Intellectuals, Introverts, and Nerds Who Want to Be Effective Teachers" (West Virginia UP, 2019)

The things that make people academics -- as deep fascination with some arcane subject, often bordering on obsession, and... Read more

24 Oct 2019

32mins

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Lavanya Vemsani, “Modern Hinduism in Text and Context” (Bloomsbury Academic, 2018)

Lavanya Vemsani, “Modern Hinduism in Text and Context” (Bloomsbury Academic, 2018)

Dr. Lavanya Vemsani is Distinguished Professor of India History and Religions at Shawnee University and the editor of th... Read more

2 Jul 2018

37mins

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Mark McClish, "The History of the Arthaśāstra: Sovereignty and Sacred Law in Ancient India" (Cambridge UP, 2019)

Mark McClish, "The History of the Arthaśāstra: Sovereignty and Sacred Law in Ancient India" (Cambridge UP, 2019)

Was ancient India ruled by politics or religion? In The History of the Arthaśāstra: Sovereignty and Sacred Law in Ancien... Read more

9 Oct 2019

43mins

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Peter Adamson, "Classical Indian Philosophy" (Oxford UP, 2020)

Peter Adamson, "Classical Indian Philosophy" (Oxford UP, 2020)

In Classical Indian Philosophy (Oxford University Press, 2020), Peter Adamson and Jonardon Ganeri survey both the breadt... Read more

29 Apr 2020

1hr 27mins

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Anway Mukhopadhyay, "The Goddess in Hindu-Tantric Traditions: Devī as Corpse" (Routledge, 2018)

Anway Mukhopadhyay, "The Goddess in Hindu-Tantric Traditions: Devī as Corpse" (Routledge, 2018)

Why is the Indian Goddess sometimes figured as a corpse in Tantric Traditions? What is the significance of this? How is ... Read more

8 May 2019

1hr 18mins

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Peter Gottschalk, “Religion, Science, and Empire: Classifying Hinduism and Islam in British India” (Oxford UP, 2012)

Peter Gottschalk, “Religion, Science, and Empire: Classifying Hinduism and Islam in British India” (Oxford UP, 2012)

When did religion begin in South Asia? Many would argue that it was not until the colonial encounter that South Asians b... Read more

13 Apr 2015

1hr 3mins

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