Religion and Identity in South Asia and Beyond

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Religion and Identity in South Asia and Beyond is written by Steven E. Lindquist and published by Anthem Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0857288113 (ISBN 10) and 9780857288110 (ISBN 13).

This volume brings together sixteen articles on the religions, literatures and histories of South and Central Asia in tribute to Patrick Olivelle, one of North America’s leading Sanskritists and historians of early India. Over the last four decades, the focus of his scholarship has been on the ascetic and legal traditions of India, but his work as both a researcher and a teacher extends beyond early Indian religion and literature. ‘Religion and Identity and South Asia and Beyond’ is a testament to that influence. The contributions in this volume, many by former students of Olivelle, are committed to linguistic and historical rigor, combined with sensitivity to how the study of Asia has been changing over the last several decades.