James Reich

James Reich

Associate Professor
Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Philosophy & Religious Studies

James Reich

NYC

Biography

Faculty Bio

PhD, Harvard University, 2016 MTS, Harvard University, 2009 BA, Vassar College, 2005

Courses Taught

Past Courses

PHI 312: Indian Philosophy
PHI 499: Sr Yr Exp in Phi & Rel Stds
RES 106: Religions of the Globe
RES 202: Eastern Religious Thought
RES 262: Buddhism
RES 296: Topic: Religion & Psychedelics
RES 395: Indpdnt Study in Rel Studies
UNV 101: First-Year Smnr Unvrsty Cmmnty

Publications and Presentations

Publications

The Investigation of Gemstones, by Buddhabhaṭṭa
Reich, J. D. (2024). https://circumferencemag.com/the-investigation-of-gems/

Transmitting Awareness (Saṅkrānti): Tantric Initiation and Abhinavagupta’s Śaiva Aesthetics
Reich, J. D. & Williams, B. (2024). Indo-Iranian Journal. Vol 67 (Issue 2) , pages 155-190.

Rest and Play in Deep Focus
Reich, J. D. (2023). Dibur. Vol 15

Aesthetics and Indian Religion
Reich, J. D. (2021). Wiley-Blackwell.

To Savor the Meaning: The Theology of Aesthetics in Medieval Kashmir
Reich, J. D. (2021). To Savor the Meaning: The Theology of Aesthetics in Medieval Kashmir. Oxford University Press. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/to-savor-the-meaning-9780197544839?cc=us&lang=en&

Translated Selection from Subandhu’s Vāsavadattā
Reich, J. D. (2021). https://caesuramag.org/posts/subandhu-vsavadatta-james-reich

Bhaṭṭanāyaka and the Vedānta Influence on Sanskrit Literary Theory
Reich, J. D. (2021). Journal of the American Oriental Society. Vol 138 (Issue 3) https://doi.org/10.7817/jameroriesoci.138.3.0533

Review of Patrick Olivelle and Donald R. Davis, Jr. eds. Hindu Law: A New History of Dharmaśāstra
Reich, J. D. (2020). Vol 79 (Issue 1) , pages 215-217.

Poetry and the Play of the Goddess: Theology in Jayaratha’s Alaṃkāravimarśinī
Reich, J. D. (2020). Journal of Indian Philosophy. Vol 48 (Issue 4) , pages 665-674. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10781-020-09434-1

Review of Eli Franco and Isabelle Ratié, eds. Around Abhinavagupta: Aspects of the Intellectual History of Kashmir from the Ninth to the Eleventh Century
Reich, J. D. (2019). Vol 139 (Issue 2) , pages 501-503.

Therapy Across the Line: A Spirit Medium in Brooklyn
Reich, J. D. & Thomases, D. (2017).