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"This work is a tour-de-force in cross-cultural scholarship, both
sound and bold, constructing a new and refreshing theory on the
rise to prominence of rebirth eschatology in India. Obeyesekere
argues convincingly that 'ethicization' of rebirth through the
theory of karma was the new ingredient that transformed a
commonplace belief into a central philosophical and
eschatological principle in most of Indian theologies. This is a
book that will engage and challenge anthropologists, classicists,
and Indologists alike, as well as non-specialists interested in
culture and religion."--Patrick Olivelle, University of Texas at
Austin