Cynthia Ann Humes
Cynthia Ann Humes is a professor of
Religious Studies at Claremont McKenna College, in Claremont, California. The college lists her research interests as: History of Hinduism in America, Modern Hindu Goddess Worship, and Gender and Religion. She is also an author, the college's Chief Technology Officer and a Commissioner on the Claremont City Planning Commission.[1]
Humes has spent much time in
new religious movements in the United States. In 2008 she criticized the Transcendental Meditation movement for its seeming misunderstanding of Indian classical music,[4] while in 2005 she had criticized its exclusivity.[5]
Bibliography
- Living Banaras: Hindu religion in cultural context. By Bradley R. Hertel and Cynthia Ann Humes. Albany: SUNY Press, 1993.
- Gurus in America. By Thomas Forsthoefel and Cynthia Ann Humes. Albany: SUNY Press, 2005.
- Breaking boundaries with the Goddess: New Directions in the Study of Saktism. By Cynthia Ann Humes and Rachel Fell McDermott. Delhi: Manohar Publishers & Distributors, 2009.
- The Ivory Tower and the Cloud. Understanding Cloud Computing (Thomson Reuters/Aspatore: 2010 edition, Inside the Minds series), co-authored with Jeremy Whaley.
- Staying in the IT Game on Campus. Updating Your Company's Technology Strategy: Leading CTOs and CIOs on Working with the Executive Team, Managing Budget Constraints, and Delivering Business Value (Thomson Reuters/Aspatore: 2010 edition, Inside the Minds series).[1]
References
- ^ a b "CMC profile". Archived from the original on 2011-11-17. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- ^ Nilima Chitgopekar, 2002, Invoking goddesses: gender politics in Indian religion, Shakti Books, page 84
- ^ John Stratton Hawley, Donna M. Wulff, 1998, Devī: goddesses of India, Motilal Banarsidass Publ., pages 10-11
- ISBN 978-0-7914-7489-1
- ISBN 978-0-7914-6573-8.
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