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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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Marnie Feneley, "Reconstructing God: Style, Hydraulics, Political Power and Angkor's West Mebon Visnu" (National U of Singapore Press, 2022)

Marnie Feneley, "Reconstructing God: Style, Hydraulics, Political Power and Angkor's West Mebon Visnu" (National U of Singapore Press, 2022)

In December 1936, a villager was led by a dream to the ruins of the West Mebon shrine in Angkor where he uncovered remai... Read more

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Zhihua Yao, "Nonexistent Objects in Buddhist Philosophy: On Knowing What There is Not" (Bloomsbury, 2020)

Zhihua Yao, "Nonexistent Objects in Buddhist Philosophy: On Knowing What There is Not" (Bloomsbury, 2020)

Can we know what there is not? Zhihua Yao's Nonexistent Objects in Buddhist Philosophy: On Knowing What There is Not (Bl... Read more

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