James D. Reich is Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Pace University. His work focuses on the intellectual history of literature, religion, and philosophy in South Asia. He studied religion at Harvard University (Ph.D., 2016), Harvard Divinity School (M.T.S., 2009), and Vassar College (B.A., 2005).

To Savor the Meaning offers a fascinating look into the merger of aesthetics and theology in Indian thought. Reich insightfully explores how Abhinavagupta analyzed the response to a poem as akin to God's self-reflection, what might have led to this view, and how it was later criticized, all in the context of the rich, multi-religious debates of Kashmir between the ninth and the twelfth centuries.

• Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Emotion Manifested Chapter One: Abhinavagupta's Theology Chapter Two: Abhinavagupta and the Theology of Literature Chapter Three: Abhinavagupta's Literary Theory Part Two: Emotion Inferred Chapter Four: Mahimabhatta on Literary Knowing Chapter Five: The Will of Objects Chapter Six: Mahimabhatta on Literary Being: The Pragmatic Use of Illusion Conclusion Bibliography

James D. Reich is Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Pace University. His work focuses on the intellectual history of literature, religion, and philosophy in South Asia. He studied religion at Harvard University (Ph.D., 2016), Harvard Divinity School (M.T.S., 2009), and Vassar College (B.A., 2005).

To Savor the Meaning offers a fascinating look into the merger of aesthetics and theology in Indian thought. Reich insightfully explores how Abhinavagupta analyzed the response to a poem as akin to God's self-reflection, what might have led to this view, and how it was later criticized, all in the context of the rich, multi-religious debates of Kashmir between the ninth and the twelfth centuries.

• Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Emotion Manifested Chapter One: Abhinavagupta's Theology Chapter Two: Abhinavagupta and the Theology of Literature Chapter Three: Abhinavagupta's Literary Theory Part Two: Emotion Inferred Chapter Four: Mahimabhatta on Literary Knowing Chapter Five: The Will of Objects Chapter Six: Mahimabhatta on Literary Being: The Pragmatic Use of Illusion Conclusion Bibliography

James D. Reich is Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Pace University. His work focuses on the intellectual history of literature, religion, and philosophy in South Asia. He studied religion at Harvard University (Ph.D., 2016), Harvard Divinity School (M.T.S., 2009), and Vassar College (B.A., 2005).

To Savor the Meaning offers a fascinating look into the merger of aesthetics and theology in Indian thought. Reich insightfully explores how Abhinavagupta analyzed the response to a poem as akin to God's self-reflection, what might have led to this view, and how it was later criticized, all in the context of the rich, multi-religious debates of Kashmir between the ninth and the twelfth centuries.

• Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Emotion Manifested Chapter One: Abhinavagupta's Theology Chapter Two: Abhinavagupta and the Theology of Literature Chapter Three: Abhinavagupta's Literary Theory Part Two: Emotion Inferred Chapter Four: Mahimabhatta on Literary Knowing Chapter Five: The Will of Objects Chapter Six: Mahimabhatta on Literary Being: The Pragmatic Use of Illusion Conclusion Bibliography