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Vasudha Narayanan

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Vasudha Narayanan is an American scholar of Hinduism at University of Florida and former President of the American Academy of Religion.[1][2][3]

Biography

Vasudha Narayan has degrees from the University of Madras, University of Bombay, and Harvard University. From 1996-1998 she was the president of the society for Hindu-Christen studies. Vasudha Narayan was named Florida's Teacher of the Year in 2010. [4]With the University of Florida, Vasudha Narayan made the nation's first Center for the Study of Hindu Traditions named CHiTra for research and study. [4]

Books

The Life of Hinduism (2007)

Hinduism (2004,2009)

The Vernacular Veda: Revelation, Recitation, and Ritual (1994)

The Tamil Veda: Phillan's Interpretation of the Tiruvaymoli (1989)

The Way and the Goal: Expressions of Devotion in the Early Srivaisnava Tradition (1987)[4]

References

  1. ^ "Vasudha Narayanan". ufl.edu. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "Distinguished Professors". ufl.edu. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  3. ^ "Narayanan, Vasudha". worldcat.org. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Vasudha Narayanan, Distinguished Professor". religion.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-14.