This book offers a focused examination of the Bengali Vaiṣṇava tradition in its manifold forms in the pivotal context of British colonialism in South Asia.

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This is the first collection of essays to approach the topic of Tantric Studies from the vantage point of ethnography and lived religion, moving beyond the cent

This book provides a comprehensive examination of the study of religions in Sweden, from the early twentieth century to the present and shows how the intersecti

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