SARI-L Bibliographies – South Asian Religions

The following are bibliographies complied by SARI-L (formerly RISA-L) subscribers. Most of them are collations of responses to bibliographic inquiries posted on the list by the compilers. A good number of these topics were initiated by inquires from students. If you post such an inquiry on SARI-L for any reason, please do follow the example of these good list citizens: compile your results and post them to the list!

Muslims in the US (John Cort 2024)
Bhagavad Gita and Leadership (Vasudha Narayanan 2024)
Ghar Wapsi (Emilia Bachrach 2022)
Navaratri Celebrations Outside of South Asia (Tracy Pintchman 2022)
Feminist Analysis of Disrobing of Draupadi (Patrick Beldio 2022)
Soma (Sravana Borkataky-Varma 2022)
Devi Mahatmya (Raj Balkaran 2022)
Time in Hinduism and Buddhism (Nicole Karapanagiotis 2022)
Sarpamani- Birds and Snakes (Gil Ben-Herut 2021)
Skin Color Bias in Historical and Religious Contexts (Claire Robison 2021)
Teaching Epics in Diverse Contexts (Brian Pennington and Amy Allocco 2020)
Orientalism, Buddhism, and Religion- Racial Identities (Katherine Zubko 2020)
Buddhist Cave Art on the Silk Road (James Reich 2020)
Ayodhya and Babri Masjid (2020)
Black Lives Matter (Summer 2020)
Surya (Raj Balkaran, Spring 2020)
Vivekananda, Gandhi, and the RSS (Frederick M. Smith, Fall 2014)
Novels Depicting Indian Life (Brian K. Pennington, Summer 2012)
Avatara (Rembert Lutjeharms, Summer 2012)
Possession in the Hindu tradition (Matthew R. Sayers, Fall 2011)
Dogs in Hindu, Indian, and Asian Traditions (Ithamar Theodor, Fall 2011)
“Divine Kings” in S. Asia (Pankaj Jain, Fall 2011)
Classical Hindu Philosophy Textbooks (Fabrizio M. Ferrari, Summer 2011)
Hindu Nationalism and “Fundamentalism” (Lola Williamson, Winter 2011)
Jainism and Other Faiths (Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad, Winter 2011)
Space and the Space of the Heart in Hinduism (Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad, Winter 2011)
Hinduism and Cities (Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad, Fall 2010)
Women in Islam (Amy L. Allocco, Spring 2010)
Films for a Hinduism Survey course (Jack E. Llewellyn, Spring 2010)
Demons and Demonization (Andrew J. Nicholson, Fall 2009)
sammukham / vAda (Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad and Laurie Patton, Summer 2009)
Janamejaya’s Snake Sacrifice and Nagas (Ann Grodzins Gold, Summer 2009)
Mahabharata and Pilgrimage (Brian K. Pennington, Spring 2009)
Shankara’s and Ramanuja’s Gita Commentaries (Douglas Berger, Winter 2009)
Homosexuality and Hinduism (Chad Bauman, Winter 2009)
Recent Ethnographies of Islam in South Asia (Kerry San Chirico, Winter 2009)
Gurus In America (Tamar C. Reich, Fall 2008)
Religion and Media (Joshua M. Greene, Fall 2008)
Yoga Bibliography for Undergraduate Teaching (Jarrod L. Whitaker, Fall 2008)
Buddhist Art and Iconography (Janet E. Gunn, Fall 2008)
South Asian Religions in Narrative (Anthony Cerulli, Fall 2008)
Colonialism and Religion (esp. Hinduism) (Robert Yelle, Fall 2008)
The Parsi Community: a Videography (Anthony Cerulli, Fall 2008)
History of Indology (Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad, Summer 2008)
Indian Christianity (Michael Hawley, Spring 2008)
Gandhi and animal ethics (Michael Hawley, Spring 2008)
sallekhana (Michael Hawley, Spring 2008)
Guru Hargobind (Michael Hawley, Spring 2008)
Hinduism in Tanzania (and East Africa) (Karline McLain, Fall 2007)
Nepali Kumaris (Angela Rudert, Fall 2007)
Ritual/Performance/Practice (Cassie Adcock, Fall 2007)
Rama’s Humanity and Divinity (Deepak Sarma, Fall 2007)
Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. (Timothy Dobe, Fall 2007)
Hindu Iconography (Kama Maclean, Summer 2007)
Films on Ambedkar and Indian Political Leaders (Joseph Schaller, Summer 2007)
Religion and Gender in Indian Novels and Films (Chad Bauman, Summer 2007)
Bhajans (Jennifer Saunders, Summer 2007)
Volunteer Opportunities (Joseph Schaller, Summer 2007)
jyotiSa (Tim Cahill, Summer 2007)
Categories of Religion (Krisztina Danka, Spring 2007)
Sacred Dining (Andrew Fort, Spring 2007)
Asceticism in the Epics (Jarrod Whitaker, Spring 2007)
Sai Baba (Suzanne Newcombe, Fall 2006)
Adding One Work of Indian Lit in English (Amir Hussain, Fall 2006)
Diets and Deities: Food in South Asia (Robert Menzies, Spring 2006)
Intergenerational Issues in the Hindu Diaspora (Eliza Kent, Spring 2006)
Varna/Jati in an Intro to Hinduism Course (Tracy Pintchman, Spring 2006)
Hatha Yoga (Lance Nelson, Spring 2006)
Death and Dying in Indian Religions (Matthew Sayers, Winter 2006)
Origins, History, and Present Practice of Untouchability (J. E. Llewellyn, Fall 2005)
Religious Justifications for and Uses of Violence (John Cort, Summer 2005)
Islamic nationalist for “fundamentalist” movements (Linda Hess, Spring 2005)
Darsan (Ginni Ishimatsu, Spring 2005)
Novels/Ethnographies (for Asian Religions Intro) (Tracy Pintchman, Winter 2005)
Mandalas (Gregory P. Grieve, Winter 2005)
Gambling (Robin Rinehart, Winter 2005)
Purusartha (Shyam Ranganathan, Fall 2004)
Religious Nationalism in South Asia (Neelima Shukla-Bhatt, Fall 2004)
Sakhya (John Cort, Fall 2004)
Cultural Creation of Gender Identity (John Cort, Fall 2004)
Sources on Dress and Ornamentation (Tracy Pintchman, Spring 2004)
Novels on Mughal India (Lance Nelson, Spring 2004)
Divination in Indic Religions (Martin Gansten, Spring 2004)
Dating Sanskrit Literature, Vedas through Puranas (Linda Hess, Winter 2004)
Monastic Scarification (Helen Crovetto, Winter 2004)
Buddhist Creation Myths (Valerie Stoker, Winter 2004)
Female Infanticide in India (Ericka Schnitzer, Winter 2004)
Abortion in India (C. Ram-Prasad, Winter 2004)
Time in the Bhagavad Gita and in Jain/Vaisesika Thought (Deepak Sarma, Fall 2003)
Gender & Child Development (John Cort, Fall 2003)
Religion and Music in South Asia (Matthew Allen, Fall 2003)
Religion & Music in South and Southeast Asia (Lance Nelson, Fall 2003)
Women in Sikhism (Michael Hawley, Fall 2003)
On taking on the attitude of “god’s friend” in Hinduism (Bradley Clough, Fall 2003)
Sridharasvamin (Tracey Coleman, 9/29/00)
On Commentaries (Tracey Coleman, 9/29/00)
Hinduism and Ecology (John Noyce, 9/20/00)
Asian Ethics (Arti Dhand, 9/18/00)
Teaching the Mahabharata (Tracy Coleman, 8/7/00)
Communalism and the Law in India (Gene Thursby, 7/11/00)