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Anthony Cerulli

Anthony Cerulli

History and practice of medicines and religions in India

Professor, Asian Languages and Cultures College of Letters and Science Work: 608-262-3915 acerulli@wisc.edu Home page

Topics

  • The intersection of medicine and religion on the body in South Asian history and society
  • Texts that articulate health and illness and propose ways to promote wellbeing
  • The production of art that probes the relationship of knowledge making, curation, and preservation
  • Philology, hermeneutics, and the writing of history

Achievements

  • Artist-in-Residence at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin (2025–26)
  • SUHRDAYASAMHITA: A COMPENDIUM OF STUDIES ON SOUTH ASIAN CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, AND RELIGION DEDICATED TO DOMINIK WUJASTYK (2024)
  • THE PRACTICE OF TEXTS (2022) — NEH grant winner and recognized by U. California Press "Philip E. Lilienthal Imprint"
  • L’ARTHAŚĀSTRA. INTRODUCTION ET EXTRAITS PAR MARINETTE DAMBUYANT ET PHOTOGRAPHIES ET POSTFACE PAR ANTHONY CERULLI (2022)
  • Editor of INDIA REVIEW + Assoc. Editor of “Global Histories of Premodern Health and Disease” (Edinburgh) and “Ancient Cultures of Sciences and Knowledge” (Mohr Siebeck)

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