Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents viii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Hindu Sectarianism: Difference in Unity 31
6. 2. “Just Like Kālidāsa”: The Making of the Smārta-Śaiva Community of South India 57
7. 3. Public Philology: Constructing Sectarian Identities in Early Modern South India 99
8. 4. The Language Games of Śiva: Mapping Text and Space in Public Religious Culture 137
9. Conclusion: A Prehistory of Hindu Pluralism 183
10. Appendix 195
11. Notes 203
12. Bibliography 251
13. Index 269