Health, Culture and Religion in South Asia brings together top international scholars from a range of social science disciplines to critically explore the inter

Drawing on original fieldwork, this book develops a fresh methodological approach to the study of indigenous understandings of disease as possession, and looks

Recent academic and medical initiatives have highlighted the benefits of studying culturally embedded healing traditions that incorporate religious and philosop

Culture, Religion, and Home-making in and Beyond South Asia explores how the idea of the home is repurposed or re-envisioned in relation to experiences of moder

This valuable resource explores the important role which the minority traditions play in the religious life of the subcontinent.