Maxine Weisgrau (Barnard College, New York)

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Maxine Weisgrau, PhD
Associate Professor (Visiting)
Barnard College
Department of Anthropology
411 Milbank Hall
New York, NY 10027   USA

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phone: 212-854-2236
email: mkw3@columbia.edu

Description of work:

Research areas and interests:
Tribal identity / religion / ritual;
Bhils; Rajasthan; NGOs, India

Recent publications:

Forthcoming. Experiencing Life and Death Before Birth. 
Prospect Heights, IL:  Waveland Press.

1999a. Beyond the Boundaries of Belief: Readings in the 
Anthropology of Religion. Co-edited with Morton Klass. Boulder: Westview.

1999b. "Vedic and Hindu Traditions" In Religion and Culture: An
Anthropological Focus. Ray Scupin, ed. New York: Prentice Hall. 

In press. "Rajasthan," "Tribalism and Tribal Identity" and "Gavri"
In South Asian Folklore: An Encyclopedia. NY: Garland Press.
              
1997. Interpreting Development: Local Histories, Local Strategies.
Lanham, Md.: University Press of America.