Invading the sacred : an analysis of Hinduism studies in America

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SECTION ONE: Exposing academic Hinduphobia: Pandita Indrani Rampersad

Religious studies: Projecting one's shadow on the 'Other"

Targeting Sri Ramakrishna

The Hindu Goddess reinterpreted as a symbol of sex and violence

Abusing Ganesha and Shiva

Targeting Hindu Mothers and 'Hijackers'

Challenges to Wendy Doniger's Sanskrit

De-Spiritualizing Tantra

Chakra Hermeneutics

It's all about power SECTION TWO: Storming the fortress

The floodgates of criticism are opened

Balagangadhara on the biblical underpinnings of 'Secular' social sciences

The children of colonial psychoanalysis / Yvette C. Rosser

Is the fight between Siva and Ganesa an episode of Oedipal Conflict? / Yuvraj Krishan

Kripal on the couch in Calcutta / Yvette C. Rosser

Is there prejudice in Hinduism Studies? A look at Encarta / Sankrant Sanu

Paul Courtright's 'Ganesa, Lord of Obstacles, Lord of Beginnings': An independent review Vishal Agarwal and Kalavai Venkat SECTION THREE: Whistleblowers, Witch Hunters and Victims / Aditi Banerjee

Myth of the Savage Frontier

An american community gets awakened

Attempts to refocus on the issues

Circling the wagons: Dissent and censorship

Character assassination

Restoring the debate: Silenced voices speak out

Calling courtright's bluff SECTION FOUR: Media images: Diasporic 'Savages' versus academic 'victims'

Hyping Hindu 'Wrath': Mythmaking and the Washington Post / Krishman Ramaswamy

Muddying the waters: Doniger rolls out the big guns / Krishnan Ramaswamy

The power of 'Connections': Using the New York Times for PR / Krishnan Ramaswamy

University of Chicago Magazine: Obscuring the issues / Yvette C. Rosser

The Diaspora Press: India abroad encourages debate / Krishnan Ramaswamy