Argues that Indian cinema’s deep nineteenth-century past continues to play a vital role in its twenty-first-century present.

Creates a new space for hybrid feminist analysis of Asian Muslim women’s lives.

Thorough exploration of the distinct culture of the Mappila Muslims of Kerala, India.

Discusses Hindu Advaita Vedānta as a philosophy of social justice for the modern world.

Uses both textual and ethnographic sources to demonstrate that in Śaṅkara’s vedānta, brahman is an active force as well as a transcendent ultimate.

A translation of the Īśvara Gītā, a parallel text to the Bhagavad Gītā that promotes religious inclusion.

A wide-ranging exploration of Buddhism and family in Asia--from biological families to families created in monasteries.

Exploring homegrown movements and figures, proclaims “American Hinduism” as a distinct religious tradition.

Discusses Gandhi’s creative use of ascetic practice, particularly his practice of celibacy, for nonviolent activism.

Explores the nonviolent philosophy and environmental activism of India’s Sunderlal Bahuguna.

A fascinating study of the gemstone industry of Jaipur with special emphasis on its ownership class.

Looks at narrative in the history of ayurvedic medical literature and the perspectives on illness and patienthood that emerge.

An exploration of the history, religion, and folklore of the Nāths, a Hindu lineage known for Hatha yoga practice.

Explores the transformation of Hindi poetry as it reflects a changing society during the period from 1885 to 1925.

Reconsiders whether Hinduism can be considered a missionary religion.

Looks at Western understandings of South Asian religions and indigenous responses from pre-colonial to contemporary times.

Examines transnational movement building through a focus on acid attacks and organizing against acid violence in Bangladesh.

Details the transformation of Tamil literary culture that came with colonialism and the encounter with Western modernity.

A multi-faceted portrait of Lakshmi, Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity. Includes translations of verses used to invoke this goddess.

Addresses not only the basic theme of phenomenology, but its aesthetic, social, psychological, scientific, and technological aspects as well.

An exploration and translation of the work of Hindu poet-saint Kāraikkāl Ammaiyār.

Looks at how a spiritual tradition can be appropriated by those involved in ethno-nationalist conflict.

A study and translation of a tantric contemplative manual and the commentary on it.

Looks at the connections between Thoreau’s Walden and the work that influenced it, the Bhagavad-Gita.

Explores the importance of Buddhism as it developed in the Krishna River Valley of Andhra (modern-day Andhra Pradesh) and its influence.