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Spiritual Freedom in Social Bondage: Gender, Desire and Dharma in Hindu
Bhakti
PUBLICATIONS
"Krsna," 5000-word entry in RoutledgeCurzon's Encyclopedia of Hinduism (2007)
"Devaki," "Gopi," Lila", "Radha,"
Yasoda," 200 to 500-word entries in RoutledgeCurzon's
Encyclopedia of Hinduism (2007)
"The Abduction of Rukmini: A Translation of Bhagavata
Purana 10.52.18-10.54.60,"
Journal of Vaishnava Studies 12/1: 25-56 (Fall 2003)
"Suffering Desire for Krishna: Gender and Salvation in
the Bhagavata
Purana,"
Journal of Vaishnava Studies
10/2: 39-50 (Spring 2002)
Book reviews in the Journal of the American Academy of Religion
and the International Journal of Hindu Studies
INVITED LECTURES
"Spiritual Freedom in Social Bondage: Gender, Desire and
Duty in the Bhagavata Purana's
Construction of Hindu Bhakti," The Evans-Wentz Lectureship in Asian Philosophy,
Religion, and Ethics,
Stanford University (May 2005)
SCHOLARLY PAPERS
"Viraha-bhakti and Stridharma in the Bhagavata
Purana," Conference on Religions in the Indic Civilisation,
International Association for the History of Religions, New Delhi, India (December
2003)
"Spiritual Freedom within Social Constraints? Eros and
Gender in the Construction of Hindu Mysticism,"
Mysticism Group, American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA (November
2003)
"Viraha-bhakti and Stridharma
in the Bhagavata Purana," First Annual DANAM Meeting
(Dharma Association of North America), Atlanta, GA (November 2003)
"Suffering Desire for Krishna: Gender and Salvation in
the Bhagavata
Purana,"
Conference on Religion in
South India, South Hadley, MA (June 2001)
"On Loving Krishna and Suffering: Salvific Desire in the
Bhagavata Purana,"
Association for Asian Studies, New England Conference, Providence, RI (September 2000)
"Desire & Divinity: Constructing Sexuality in the Love-Play
with Krishna,"
Annual Conference on South Asia, Madison, WI (October 1999)
"Erotic Devotion, Erotic Grace: Adoring Krishna's Body
in the Bhagavata Purana,"
Comparative Studies in Hinduisms and Judaisms Group, American Academy of Religion
Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL (November 1998)
“Sahajiya Theory, Sahajiya Practice: Gender and the Ritualization
of Erotic Activity
among the Vaisnava-Sahajiyas of Bengal,” Religion in South Asia Section, American
Academy of Religion
Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (November 1996)