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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
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
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
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
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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