Accessible and wide-ranging essays on the philosophy of religion.

Examines the intersections of gender, religion, and politics among various Indian religious communities, from early British rule to the late twentieth century.

Argues that the post-independence period was a unique era of literary experimentation in Hindi literature, which must be read in the contexts of both local and global cultural, social, and literary history.

Contrasts classical Greek ontology ("the science of being in itself") with Confucian "zoetology" ("the art of living").

Examines Kṛṣṇa’s hint of laughter (prahasann iva) in the Bhagavadgītā, its interpretations in the Vedānta commentarial tradition, and its significance in Kṛṣṇaite iconography and literature.

Offers a new perspective on the first dynasty of imperial China and the reasons for its collapse.

Seeks to introduce an "affective turn" to the study of China's political modernization process.

Combines historical, literary, art historical, and archaeological perspectives to explore the idea of the Hindu temple in the British colonial imagination.

An approachable and readable translation of a classic work of Chinese literature and landmark work of non-Western fiction writing.

Explores how the tremendous wealth of newly unearthed artifacts and manuscripts have changed our understanding of China's past.

Explores the music of the Tibetan Chöd tradition.

An analysis of the China Race—the global competition for leadership and world order between the US-led West and the People's Republic of China.

Argues that ancient yantra (robot) tales reveal how their Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain authors thought about the nature of humanity and our role in a cosmos filled with divine and natural forces.

Argues that the dairy industry in Japan has always been entwined with notions of Otherness and security seeking, notably in terms of frontiers.

Provides a philosophical, cultural, and historical answer to the question: Where did China come from?

Creative exploration of how the encounter between Confucianism and western (neo)liberalism necessarily leads to the unlearning of both.

Explores the Sāṃkhya system and the delicate relationship it articulates between witness consciousness (Puruṣa) and manifest realities (Prakṛti), providing a path to freedom through knowledge.

Presents an iconoclastic account of morality and moral discourse from the perspective of Daoist philosophy.

Examines questions of cosmos, society, and self through the metaphors and language of ancient Chinese texts and artifacts.

Shows how Britain's trans-imperial engagements in the long nineteenth century have come to shape global cultural commodity flows today.

Sheds new light on the relationship between myth and history in ancient China and the central role they have played in shaping early Chinese thought.

Offers an innovative analysis of gates—as architectural components, visual images, and mental constructs—in early Chinese thought and material culture.

Examines the increasingly reciprocal nature of Franco-Japanese cultural exchange through films that center on nuclear issues.

Provides a new model for reading the Shiji and other early Chinese historical texts.

Draws on Guo Xiang's commentary on the Zhuangzi to construct an account of freedom that is both metaphysical and political.