Vasudha Narayanan
Biographic Data
| ID | 3831017 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vasudha Narayanan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vasudha |
| FAMILY NAME | Narayanan |
| SIGNATURE | NARAYANAN V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Florida |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1234-7792 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Religion and Materiality
Wiley Blackwell Companion to Religion and Materiality
Wiley Blackwell Companion to Religion and Materiality
The History of the Academic Study of Religion in Universities, Centers, and Institutes in India
India is home to more than 800 million Hindus and has a massive higher education system that is overseen by the University Grants Commission ( ugc ). Despite this, there are hardly any departments of religion or Hinduism in India, but the ugc, even though it has a secular mission, funds universities with explicit religious affiliations. This article traces the reasons for these paradoxes and discusses the apparent lacuna of religious studies depa…
Sacred Land, Common Ground, Contested Territory: The Healing Mother of Velankanni Basilica and the Infant Jesus Shrine in Bangalore
The local tea stall blares the Tamil song as I walk in a street near the shrine of the Infant Jesus in Bangalore, in the state of Karnataka. The tune and words sound like any number of Tamil film songs I have heard. And, in fact, I do think it is a film song for it is not unusual in this genre of romantic music to refer to one's lover in an hyperbolic way as a metaphoric god or goddess. But these words are followed by the name that tells me it is…
With the Earth as a Lamp and the Sun as the Flame”: Lighting Devotion in South India
Hindu Communities Abroad
The life of Hinduism
"The Life of Hinduism brings together a series of essays--many recognized as classics in the field--that present Hinduism as a vibrant, truly "lived" religion. Celebrating the diversity for which Hinduism is known, this volume begins its journey in the "new India" of Bangalore, India's Silicon Valley, where global connections and local traditions rub shoulders daily. Readers are then offered a glimpse into the multifaceted world of Hindu worship,…
Renunciation and Gender Issues in the Sri Vaisnava Community
My study will focus on the complex politics of gender, marriage, and renunciation in the Sri Vaisnava tradition of Hinduism. I focus on one community in Hinduism, because (1) no one is a generic Hindu: almost all Hindus identify themselves as a member of a particular sectarian community or social caste; and (2) the history of the Hindu tradition(s) spans about three millennia and the literature is vast. By focusing on one community, which include…
Diglossic Hinduism: Liberation and Lentils
Diglossic Hinduism: Liberation and Lentils Vasudha Narayanan Vasudha Narayanan Professor of Religion at the University of FloridaGainesville, FL 32611 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume 68, Issue 4, December 2000, Pages 761–779, https://doi.org/10.1093/jaarel/68.4.761 Published: 01 December 2000
The South Asian AmericansAsian Indian Immigrants: Motifs on Ethnicity and Gender
Book Review| October 01 1999 The South Asian AmericansAsian Indian Immigrants: Motifs on Ethnicity and Gender The South Asian Americans, Karen Isaksen Leonard.Asian Indian Immigrants: Motifs on Ethnicity and Gender, Brij B. Khare. Vasudha Narayanan Vasudha Narayanan Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of American Ethnic History (1999) 19 (1): 82–84. https://doi.org/10.2307/27502513 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Fa…
Brimming with Bhakti, Embodiments of Shakti: Devotees, Deities, Performers, Reformers, and Other Women of Power in the Hindu Tradition
Chapter 1 Brimming with Bhakti, Embodiments of Shakti: Devotees, Deities, Performers, Reformers, and Other Women of Power in the Hindu Tradition
Chapter 1 Brimming with Bhakti, Embodiments of Shakti: Devotees, Deities, Performers, Reformers, and Other Women of Power in the Hindu Tradition was published in Feminism and World Religions on page 25
One Tree Is Equal to Ten Sons: Hindu Responses to the Problems of Ecology, Population, and Consumption
Journal Article "One Tree Is Equal to Ten Sons": Hindu Responses to the Problems of Ecology, Population, and Consumption Get access Vasudha Narayanan Vasudha Narayanan Vasudha Narayanan is Professor of Religion and the Gibson Term Professor in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611–7410. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of…
The Vernacular Veda: Revelation, Recitation, and Ritual
Tamil Bhakti in Translation
Gods of Flesh, Gods of Stone: The Embodiment of Divinity in India
One Tree Is Equal to Ten Sons: Hindu Responses to the Problems of Ecology, Population, and Consumption
Journal Article "One Tree Is Equal to Ten Sons": Hindu Responses to the Problems of Ecology, Population, and Consumption Get access Vasudha Narayanan Vasudha Narayanan Vasudha Narayanan is Professor of Religion and the Gibson Term Professor in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611–7410. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of…
Sacred Land, Common Ground, Contested Territory: The Healing Mother of Velankanni Basilica and the Infant Jesus Shrine in Bangalore
The local tea stall blares the Tamil song as I walk in a street near the shrine of the Infant Jesus in Bangalore, in the state of Karnataka. The tune and words sound like any number of Tamil film songs I have heard. And, in fact, I do think it is a film song for it is not unusual in this genre of romantic music to refer to one's lover in an hyperbolic way as a metaphoric god or goddess. But these words are followed by the name that tells me it is…
Gods of Flesh, Gods of Stone: The Embodiment of Divinity in India
Tamil Bhakti in Translation
The Vernacular Veda: Revelation, Recitation, and Ritual
One Tree Is Equal to Ten Sons: Hindu Responses to the Problems of Ecology, Population, and Consumption
Journal Article "One Tree Is Equal to Ten Sons": Hindu Responses to the Problems of Ecology, Population, and Consumption Get access Vasudha Narayanan Vasudha Narayanan Vasudha Narayanan is Professor of Religion and the Gibson Term Professor in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611–7410. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of…
Brimming with Bhakti, Embodiments of Shakti: Devotees, Deities, Performers, Reformers, and Other Women of Power in the Hindu Tradition
Chapter 1 Brimming with Bhakti, Embodiments of Shakti: Devotees, Deities, Performers, Reformers, and Other Women of Power in the Hindu Tradition
Chapter 1 Brimming with Bhakti, Embodiments of Shakti: Devotees, Deities, Performers, Reformers, and Other Women of Power in the Hindu Tradition was published in Feminism and World Religions on page 25
The South Asian AmericansAsian Indian Immigrants: Motifs on Ethnicity and Gender
Book Review| October 01 1999 The South Asian AmericansAsian Indian Immigrants: Motifs on Ethnicity and Gender The South Asian Americans, Karen Isaksen Leonard.Asian Indian Immigrants: Motifs on Ethnicity and Gender, Brij B. Khare. Vasudha Narayanan Vasudha Narayanan Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of American Ethnic History (1999) 19 (1): 82–84. https://doi.org/10.2307/27502513 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Fa…
Diglossic Hinduism: Liberation and Lentils
Diglossic Hinduism: Liberation and Lentils Vasudha Narayanan Vasudha Narayanan Professor of Religion at the University of FloridaGainesville, FL 32611 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume 68, Issue 4, December 2000, Pages 761–779, https://doi.org/10.1093/jaarel/68.4.761 Published: 01 December 2000
Renunciation and Gender Issues in the Sri Vaisnava Community
My study will focus on the complex politics of gender, marriage, and renunciation in the Sri Vaisnava tradition of Hinduism. I focus on one community in Hinduism, because (1) no one is a generic Hindu: almost all Hindus identify themselves as a member of a particular sectarian community or social caste; and (2) the history of the Hindu tradition(s) spans about three millennia and the literature is vast. By focusing on one community, which include…
Hindu Communities Abroad
The life of Hinduism
"The Life of Hinduism brings together a series of essays--many recognized as classics in the field--that present Hinduism as a vibrant, truly "lived" religion. Celebrating the diversity for which Hinduism is known, this volume begins its journey in the "new India" of Bangalore, India's Silicon Valley, where global connections and local traditions rub shoulders daily. Readers are then offered a glimpse into the multifaceted world of Hindu worship,…
With the Earth as a Lamp and the Sun as the Flame”: Lighting Devotion in South India
Sacred Land, Common Ground, Contested Territory: The Healing Mother of Velankanni Basilica and the Infant Jesus Shrine in Bangalore
The local tea stall blares the Tamil song as I walk in a street near the shrine of the Infant Jesus in Bangalore, in the state of Karnataka. The tune and words sound like any number of Tamil film songs I have heard. And, in fact, I do think it is a film song for it is not unusual in this genre of romantic music to refer to one's lover in an hyperbolic way as a metaphoric god or goddess. But these words are followed by the name that tells me it is…
The History of the Academic Study of Religion in Universities, Centers, and Institutes in India
India is home to more than 800 million Hindus and has a massive higher education system that is overseen by the University Grants Commission ( ugc ). Despite this, there are hardly any departments of religion or Hinduism in India, but the ugc, even though it has a secular mission, funds universities with explicit religious affiliations. This article traces the reasons for these paradoxes and discusses the apparent lacuna of religious studies depa…
Wiley Blackwell Companion to Religion and Materiality
The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Religion and Materiality
Wiley Blackwell Companion to Religion and Materiality
Philosophy (11 works) · History (10 works) · Hinduism (8 works) · Religious studies (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Art (5 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (4 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Indian and Buddhist Studies (4 works) · Law (4 works)