Thomas Seibel
Biographic Data
| ID | 1209234 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas Seibel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas |
| FAMILY NAME | Seibel |
| SIGNATURE | SEIBEL T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Concordia University Montreal, Quebec Canada |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7956-9133 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Unbecoming Ghost
This essay examines the controversy surrounding the Bhoot Vidya certificate program proposed by the Faculty of Ayurveda at Banaras Hindu University in 2019. Drawing on media coverage, curricular materials, and government policy, I analyze how the debate reveals broader tensions in the politics of contemporary Ayurveda, nationalism, and decolonization in India. I situate bhūtavidyā within its classical textual foundations and modern projects of Ay…
The Killing of Sambuka
The episode in the final book of Valmiki’s Ramayana, in which Rama executes a Sudra ascetic named Sambuka, has garnered critical discussion and creative reimagining over the centuries since it was composed. This paper situates the episode as a late addition of the Uttarakanda and its place therein, considering relevant semantic developments of the terms dharma and tapas, and changes in the rigidity of caste boundaries that allegedly took place du…
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The Killing of Sambuka
The episode in the final book of Valmiki’s Ramayana, in which Rama executes a Sudra ascetic named Sambuka, has garnered critical discussion and creative reimagining over the centuries since it was composed. This paper situates the episode as a late addition of the Uttarakanda and its place therein, considering relevant semantic developments of the terms dharma and tapas, and changes in the rigidity of caste boundaries that allegedly took place du…
The Unbecoming Ghost
This essay examines the controversy surrounding the Bhoot Vidya certificate program proposed by the Faculty of Ayurveda at Banaras Hindu University in 2019. Drawing on media coverage, curricular materials, and government policy, I analyze how the debate reveals broader tensions in the politics of contemporary Ayurveda, nationalism, and decolonization in India. I situate bhūtavidyā within its classical textual foundations and modern projects of Ay…
Indian History and Philosophy (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Asceticism (1 work) · Buddhism (1 work) · Caste (1 work) · Dharma (1 work) · Hinduism (1 work) · Linguistics (1 work)