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LECTURES, TALKS, INTERVIEWS
9.19.2019
Following the Snake and the Mongoose: Brahmanism and its Avant-Garde in the Period Between the Empires
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A lecture that I gave to the South Asia Centers at UT Austin and UW Madison in Sept. 2019. The latter graciously recorded it. In this lecture, I explain the argument of my book, The Snake and the Mongoose, and explore avenues it opens for understanding religious identity in ancient India.
10.28.2019
Tantra: Medieval Indian Technologies of Sex, Power, Magic, and Enlightenment
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A community lecture about Tantra I gave at the Fairhaven Retirement Community in Whitewater, WI. Suitable for a general audience, but possibly NSFW.
3.19.2019
The Snake and the Mongoose: The Emergence of Identity in Early Indian Religion
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An interview I gave to Raj Balkaran of New Books in Indian Religions about my book, The Snake and the Mongoose.
8.16.2017
The Role of Hindu Priests in Buddhist Thailand's Royal Court
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An interview I gave to Bangkok Podcast during a research trip to Thailand, in which I discuss the royal court Brahmans of Thailand.
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