Paula Richman Explained

Discipline:Religious studies scholar
Thesis Title:Religious Rhetoric in Maṇimēkalai
Thesis Year:1983
Thesis Url:https://www.proquest.com/openview/4a951098c3a4fb80d56094de902194b8/
Academic Advisors:Edward C. Dimock

Paula Richman is an Emerita William H. Danforth Professor of South Asian Religions at Oberlin College.[1] [2] She is an expert in the Tamil language and has edited a series of books about the Ramayana, including Many Ramayanas, Questioning Ramayana, Ramayana Stories in Modern South India and Performing the Ramayana Tradition.[3]

Education

Richman completed her undergraduate degree at Oberlin College in 1974, an MA at Princeton University and the University of Chicago, followed by a PhD at the University of Chicago and a research affiliation with the Tamil Department at the American College in Madurai, India. She began her study of the Ramayana and the Tamil language during her education.[3] She studied Tamil for two years in Coimbatore and Madurai.[4]

Career

Richman was faculty at Swarthmore College, Western Washington University, and Colby College before becoming a member of the faculty at Oberlin College in 1985. In 1997, she was named to the Irvin E. Houck professorship in Humanities for a period of five years.[5] During her career, she traveled to conduct lectures, including to India and Copenhagen.[5] [4]

Richman and her co-editor Rustom Bharucha spent eight years developing the book Performing the Ramayana Tradition: Enactments, Interpretations and Arguments, which includes essays, photographs, interviews, and scripts for theatrical productions, and was published in 2021.[6]

Works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Religion Emeriti Faculty . 14 May 2018 . . 10 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Krislov . Marvin . Understanding Different Worldviews . . 11 July 2022 . September 25, 2014.
  3. News: Paula Richman and her 'Ramayana' journey . 10 July 2022 . . May 16, 2012.
  4. News: Vishnoi . Anubhuti . Delhi . Teena Thackernew . 'Different cultures have derived different morals from Ramayana' . 11 July 2022 . . January 20, 2015.
  5. News: Lisa Crawford, Paula Richman, and Robert Shannon Are Honored with Endowed Professorships . 10 July 2022 . Oberlin Observer . February 14, 1997.
  6. News: Sattar . Arshia . Exploring the diverse performance traditions of the Ramayana . 11 July 2022 . . October 21, 2021.
  7. Tom . Winnie . Reviewed Work: Gender and Religion: On the Complexity of Symbols by Caroline Walker Bynum, Stevan Harrell, Paula Richman . . October 1991 . 41 . 4 . 594–598 . 10.2307/1399660 . 1399660 . 11 July 2022.
  8. Paulsell . Stephanie . Reviewed Work: Gender and Religion: On the Complexity of Symbols by Caroline Walker Bynum, Stevan Harrell, Paula Richman . . October 1991 . 71 . 4 . 596 . 10.1086/488739 . 1203981 . 11 July 2022.
  9. Hallisey . Charles . Women, Branch Stories, and Religious Rhetoric in a Tamil Buddhist Text. By Paula Richman. . . February 1994 . 53 . 1 . 267–268 . 10.2307/2059620 . 2059620 . 10 July 2022.
  10. Cutler . Norman . Book Reviews : Paula Richman, Women, Branch Stories, and Religious Rhetoric in a Tamil Buddhist Text . . June 1, 1990 . 27 . 2 . 254–256 . 10.1177/001946469002700211 . 10 July 2022.
  11. Strong . John S. . A Text without a Community . . February 1991 . 30 . 3 . 10.1086/463235 . 162427720 . 11 July 2022.
  12. Thapar . Romila . Book Reviews : PAULA RICHMAN, ed., Many Rāmāyanas; K.S. SINGH and BIRENDRANATH DATTA, eds., Rama-katha in Tribal and Folk Traditions of India, Anthropological Survey of India . . August 1, 1994 . 10 . 2 . 294–299 . 10.1177/025764309401000209 . 10 July 2022.
  13. Kenoyer . Jonathan Mark . Reviewed Work: Many Rāmāyaṇas: The Diversity of a Narrative Tradition in South Asia. by Paula Richman . . May 1992 . 51 . 2 . 437–439 . 10.2307/2058084 . 2058084 . 165176392 . 11 July 2022.
  14. Shahed . Syed Mohammad . Reviewed Work: Many Rāmāyaṇas: The Diversity of a Narrative Tradition in South Asia by Paula Richman . . 1993 . 52 . 1 . 234–235 . 10.2307/1178471 . 1178471 . 11 July 2022.
  15. Goldman . Robert P. . Reviewed Works: Many Rāmāyaṇas: The Diversity of a Narrative Tradition in South Asia by Paula Richman; Rāmāyaṇa and Rāmāyaṇas by Monika Thiel-Horstmann . . October 1993 . 113 . 4 . 605–609 . 10.2307/605799 . 605799 . 11 July 2022.
  16. Peterson . Indira Viswanathan . Reviewed Work: A Gift of Tamil: Translations from Tamil Literature. In Honor of K. Paramasivam. by Norman Cutler, Paula Richman . . February 1994 . 53 . 1 . 247–248 . 10.2307/2059606 . 2059606 . 162037065 . 11 July 2022.
  17. Monius . Anne E. . Reviewed Work: Extraordinary Child: Poems from a South Indian Devotional Genre by Paula Richman . . August 1998 . 2 . 2 . 299–300 . 20106600 . 11 July 2022.
  18. Niklas . Ulrike . Review: Questioning Ramayanas: A South Asian Tradition . . March 2003 . 71 . 1 . 244–248 . 10.1093/jaar/71.1.244 . 11 July 2022.
  19. Blank . Jonah . Reviewed Works: Questioning Ramayanas: A South Asian Tradition by Paula Richman; Seeking Mahadevi: Constructing the Indentities of the Hindu Great Goddess by Tracy Pintchman . . December 2002 . 104 . 4 . 1228–1230 . 10.1525/aa.2002.104.4.1228 . 3567113 . 11 July 2022.
  20. Bhattacharya . Pradip . Reviewed Work: Questioning Ramayanas: A South Asian Tradition by Paula Richman . . January 2005 . 9 . 1 . 191–194 . 20106939 . 11 July 2022.
  21. Shankar . S. . Reviewed Work: Ramayana Stories in Modern South India: An Anthology by Paula Richman . Marvels & Tales . 2009 . 23 . 2 . 406–408 . 11 July 2022 . Wayne State University Press. 41388936 .
  22. Sathaye . Adheesh . Review of Paula Richman. Ramayana Stories in Modern South India: An Anthology. . . August 2011 . 10 July 2022.
  23. News: Chaudhuri . Rosinka . That which endures . 10 July 2022 . . January 21, 2022.

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