Bhakti Mamtora
Biographic Data
| ID | 6749918 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bhakti Mamtora |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bhakti |
| FAMILY NAME | Mamtora |
| SIGNATURE | MAMTORA B |
| AFFILIATIONS | College of Wooster |
| ORCID | 0009-0001-2932-643X |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Recasting the Service Department as a Pedagogical Opportunity
This article examines the pedagogical purposes of the academic study of religion in the United States. It recasts the perceived pathology of religious studies’ service department status as a pedagogical opportunity. Religious studies courses, which frequently fulfill general education requirements and attract high numbers of non-majors from across the university, make significant contributions to a liberal arts education. For majors and non-major…
The Audacious Raconteur
Smartphone Applications and Religious Reading among Swaminarayan Hindus
This paper examines how two prominent digital sacred texts, Vachanamrut Study App and Swamini Vato Study App, shape reading and meaning-making practices among members of the Swaminarayan Sampraday in the United States. By analyzing the design and use of applications, I argue that smartphone applications are pedagogical tools that integrate offline modes of textual study and simplify access to the meanings of the teachings. The historical, context…
At Home Camping on Shifting Sands”
This personal narrative analyzes how the practice of intellectual humility can push the boundaries placed around the categories of home and field. I contend that scholars can conduct fieldwork in religion meaningfully by practicing intellectual humility with ourselves, with our interlocutors, and within the academy. Humility with ourselves consists of practicing self-reflexivity and understanding our positionality and its connection to the field.…
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At Home Camping on Shifting Sands”
This personal narrative analyzes how the practice of intellectual humility can push the boundaries placed around the categories of home and field. I contend that scholars can conduct fieldwork in religion meaningfully by practicing intellectual humility with ourselves, with our interlocutors, and within the academy. Humility with ourselves consists of practicing self-reflexivity and understanding our positionality and its connection to the field.…
Smartphone Applications and Religious Reading among Swaminarayan Hindus
This paper examines how two prominent digital sacred texts, Vachanamrut Study App and Swamini Vato Study App, shape reading and meaning-making practices among members of the Swaminarayan Sampraday in the United States. By analyzing the design and use of applications, I argue that smartphone applications are pedagogical tools that integrate offline modes of textual study and simplify access to the meanings of the teachings. The historical, context…
The Audacious Raconteur
Recasting the Service Department as a Pedagogical Opportunity
This article examines the pedagogical purposes of the academic study of religion in the United States. It recasts the perceived pathology of religious studies’ service department status as a pedagogical opportunity. Religious studies courses, which frequently fulfill general education requirements and attract high numbers of non-majors from across the university, make significant contributions to a liberal arts education. For majors and non-major…
Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Active listening (1 work) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Bridge (graph theory (1 work) · Colonialism (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work)