Indian Religions Podcast
Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger

Joyce
Burkhalter Flueckiger

Emory University
Material Acts in Everyday Hindu Worlds

In her fascinating book, Material Acts in Everyday Hindu Worlds (SUNY Press, 2020), Joyce Flueckiger analyzes the agency of materiality, that is, the ability of materials to have effect beyond what was intended. This ethnographic journey across three Indian locales examines the agency of various materials – from ornaments, to female guising, to …

Guest: Joyce Burkhalter FlueckigerDate: 7/22/2020Publisher: SUNY Press