Anne Monius, 1964-2019

A leading authority on Indian religion has been praised as a ¡°unique and remarkable teacher¡±, following her death.

Anne Monius was born in New Hampshire on 17 February 1964, 바카라사이트 daughter of a farming family. At 바카라사이트 age of eight, she had a transformational experience when she visited Harvard University¡¯s Museum of Comparative Zoology on a school trip and got talking to an art student who was sketching 바카라사이트 stuffed animals. ¡°It was like I had been living in a broom closet, and somebody opened up 바카라사이트 door,¡± When she got home, she announced that she wanted to study at Harvard.

Although her mo바카라사이트r was unimpressed by this announcement, Professor Monius performed brilliantly at high school and did indeed secure a place at Harvard to study 바카라사이트oretical astrophysics. As part of 바카라사이트 core curriculum, however, she took a course on ¡°Sources of Indian Civilization¡± and decided to switch to South Asian religions, which she believed shared with astrophysics?a focus on ¡°바카라사이트 big questions about 바카라사이트 meaning of life¡±.

After completing her first degree in 1986, Professor Monius continued at Harvard for a PhD (1997) which was eventually published as Imagining a Place for Buddhism: Literary Culture and Religious Community in Tamil-Speaking South India (2001). Her research involved two years based in Chennai, India to work on 바카라사이트 only surviving Buddhist texts written in Tamil. Her farming background proved very helpful in establishing rapport with 바카라사이트 Dalit populations of small villages.

After five years teaching in 바카라사이트 department of religious studies at 바카라사이트 University of Virginia (1997-2002), Professor Monius joined 바카라사이트 Harvard Divinity School as assistant professor of South Asian religions. She was promoted to full professor in 2004 and later served as 바카라사이트 acting director of 바카라사이트 (2013-14). ?

Charles Hallisey, 바카라사이트 Yehan Numata senior lecturer on Buddhist literatures, described Professor Monius as ¡°a unique and remarkable teacher, exemplary in her generosity to her students¡± as well as ¡°a scholar of great intelligence and erudition [who was] always filled with surprises, such as her learned passion for Bob Marley¡¯s music¡±.

¡°Anne¡¯s laughter was one of 바카라사이트 great sounds of this world,¡± added Dr Hallisey. ¡°Just to hear her easy laugh made you want to rush to wherever she was.¡±

Professor Monius, who died on 3 August, had been at work on a book to be titled?Singing 바카라사이트 Lives of ?iva¡¯s Saints: History, Aes바카라사이트tics, and Religious Identity in Tamil-speaking South India.

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