Research Interests
Sanskrit Texts and Philology, South Asian Religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Ritual Studies, Sensory Studies, Sound Studies, Yoga Studies
This article examines the history of yoga with attention to mantras and sacred sound. It argues that meditation on the syllable “om” at the moment of death, which is central to the construction of early yoga, has roots in a much older technique from Vedic sacrifice called the “yoking” (yukti).