Not all the important religions of South Asia were born in the region. Adherents of Zoroastrianism (now known as Parsis) came to India in the early eighth century C.E. from Persia, to the west. Islam ...

Across 36 countries, most people say religion helps society and encourages tolerance. They're more divided on whether it ...

Foltz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Religion at the University of Florida ... as well as environmental ethics and the relationship between Iran and South Asia. Asia Society spoke with ...

Email: [[mjmclaughlin]] Office: Wren 312 Interests: South Asian Religions, History and Philosophy of Meditation and Yoga, Sacred Space in South Asia, Tomb and Relic Traditions, Sustainability and ...

Nearly a quarter of the world’s people live in the geographic area known as South Asia, making it one of the most densely-populated places on the planet. Representing a multiplicity of religions, ...

My ethnographic interests are in South Asia, with a research focus on the Tamils and Muslims of south India and Sri Lanka. My recent book, Crucible of Conflict (Duke 2008), analyzes matrilineal Hindu ...

South Asian studies focuses on cultures and societies in the region ... East Asian studies examines the development of Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese cultures and societies, focusing among ...

Laura M. Dunn, Ph.D., is the director of the Master of Theological Studies program and the Writing Program at the Jesuit School of Theology at Santa Clara University and faculty for the Center of ...