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Religous Studies
Old Main, 108
651-696-6141
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Faculty

James W. Laine
Arnold H. Lowe Professor, Chair of the Religious Studies Department

Courses for Fall 2008:
RELI127 Religions of India

Courses for Spring 2009:
RELI194 Hindus and Muslims

Office: Old Main 116
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 10:00-11:30 or by appointment.
Telephone Number: (651) 696-6789
E-mail: laine@macalester.edu

Jim Laine, Arnold H. Lowe Professor and Chair of the Macalester Religious Studies department, specializes in the religions of Asia and Islam. He works with the study abroad program in India sponsored by the Associated Colleges of the Midwest and continues to research Hindu-Muslim relations in 17th century India. He leads the Maharashtra Studies Group of the Association for Asian Studies, and was co-director (with Classics Professor Andrew Overman) of a summer 2000 NEH seminar for teachers. His latest book, SHIVAJI: HINDU KING IN ISLAMIC INDIA (OXFORD, 2003) traces the biographies and legends of a popular Hindu hero from the seventeenth century to the present. He also teaches courses within the Asian Studies Department at Macalester.

Please see a list of Professor Laine's publications in the Faculty Publication Database.


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