Paula Richman

Paula Richman
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisReligious Rhetoric in Maṇimēkalai (1983)
Academic advisorsEdward C. Dimock
Academic work
DisciplineReligious studies scholar
Sub-discipline
Institutions

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]

  1. ^ "Religion Emeriti Faculty". Oberlin College. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  2. ^ Krislov, Marvin (September 25, 2014). "Understanding Different Worldviews". Oberlin College. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Paula Richman and her 'Ramayana' journey". The New Indian Express. May 16, 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2022.