Hagiography II: Asia

Sponsoring Organization(s)

General Session

Presider Name

Harjeet Singh Grewal

Presider Affiliation

Univ. of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Paper Title 1

Understanding the Narrative Strategies in the Medieval Śrīvaiṣṇava Hagiographies of Rāmānuja

Presenter 1 Name

Bharati Jagannathan

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Miranda House

Paper Title 2

Sikh Hagiography: Participation and Pedagogy through the Janam-Sakhi Narratives

Presenter 2 Name

Toby Braden Johnson

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Univ. of California-Riverside

Paper Title 3

A Hagiography among Friends: The Persian Memorial Diary in Mughal India and Safavid Iran

Presenter 3 Name

Nathan L. M. Tabor

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Western Michigan Univ.

Start Date

14-5-2016 1:30 PM

Session Location

Bernhard 209