CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS ix
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
4. INTRODUCTION. Illegitimate Religion 1
5. CHAPTER 1. MASTERING UNCERTAINTY 21
6. CHAPTER 2. “EVERYTHING IS A GIFT, BHOLE” 57
7. CHAPTER 3. OMINOUS SIGNS 77
8. CHAPTER 4. DAMNING CORPSES 106
9. CHAPTER 5. CASTE AND THE INFORMAL ECONOMY 132
10. CHAPTER 6. WISHFUL NIGHTMARES 159
11. CHAPTER 7. WAR, NATION, AND THE HUMAN AS A THING 182
12. NOTES 193
13. BIBLIOGRAPHY 217
14. INDEX 231