Michelle Voss is Professor of Theology at Emmanuel College in the Toronto School of Theology. She is a scholar of comparative theology, with a particular focus on Christian and Hindu contexts, and has also written widely about aesthetics, gender, and embodiment. Recent works include Body Parts: A Theological Anthropology (Fortress, 2017) and The Handbook of Hindu-Christian Relations, which she edited with Chad Bauman (Routledge, 2020).

"This work is an important contribution to the current landscape of comparative theology-where deep learning is taking place across religious lines-as it moves the discourse forward by incorporating both critical analysis and embodied practices." -- -Jeannine Hill Fletcher Fordham University "The main thrust of her argument, and indeed the most delightful part of her book, comes toward the end in the section on 'Tastes of the Divine.'" -- -C.A. Barnsley. Transylvania University Choice Connect

• List of Abbreviations Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Rasa Part I: Peace 1. The Bliss of Peace 2. Suffering and Peace Part II: Love 3. The Rasa of Love Incarnate 4. A Dilemma of Feelings 5. Love, Bodies, and Others Part III: Fury 6. Dalit Arts and the Failure of Aesthetics 7. Fury as a Religious Sentiment Part IV: Tastes of the Divine 8. Toward a Holistic Theology of the Emotions 9. Wonder Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

Michelle Voss is Professor of Theology at Emmanuel College in the Toronto School of Theology. She is a scholar of comparative theology, with a particular focus on Christian and Hindu contexts, and has also written widely about aesthetics, gender, and embodiment. Recent works include Body Parts: A Theological Anthropology (Fortress, 2017) and The Handbook of Hindu-Christian Relations, which she edited with Chad Bauman (Routledge, 2020).

"This work is an important contribution to the current landscape of comparative theology-where deep learning is taking place across religious lines-as it moves the discourse forward by incorporating both critical analysis and embodied practices." -- -Jeannine Hill Fletcher Fordham University "The main thrust of her argument, and indeed the most delightful part of her book, comes toward the end in the section on 'Tastes of the Divine.'" -- -C.A. Barnsley. Transylvania University Choice Connect

• List of Abbreviations Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Rasa Part I: Peace 1. The Bliss of Peace 2. Suffering and Peace Part II: Love 3. The Rasa of Love Incarnate 4. A Dilemma of Feelings 5. Love, Bodies, and Others Part III: Fury 6. Dalit Arts and the Failure of Aesthetics 7. Fury as a Religious Sentiment Part IV: Tastes of the Divine 8. Toward a Holistic Theology of the Emotions 9. Wonder Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

Michelle Voss is Professor of Theology at Emmanuel College in the Toronto School of Theology. She is a scholar of comparative theology, with a particular focus on Christian and Hindu contexts, and has also written widely about aesthetics, gender, and embodiment. Recent works include Body Parts: A Theological Anthropology (Fortress, 2017) and The Handbook of Hindu-Christian Relations, which she edited with Chad Bauman (Routledge, 2020).

"This work is an important contribution to the current landscape of comparative theology-where deep learning is taking place across religious lines-as it moves the discourse forward by incorporating both critical analysis and embodied practices." -- -Jeannine Hill Fletcher Fordham University "The main thrust of her argument, and indeed the most delightful part of her book, comes toward the end in the section on 'Tastes of the Divine.'" -- -C.A. Barnsley. Transylvania University Choice Connect

• List of Abbreviations Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Rasa Part I: Peace 1. The Bliss of Peace 2. Suffering and Peace Part II: Love 3. The Rasa of Love Incarnate 4. A Dilemma of Feelings 5. Love, Bodies, and Others Part III: Fury 6. Dalit Arts and the Failure of Aesthetics 7. Fury as a Religious Sentiment Part IV: Tastes of the Divine 8. Toward a Holistic Theology of the Emotions 9. Wonder Notes Glossary Bibliography Index