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I, Yantra: Exploring Self and Selflessness in Ancient Indian Robot Tales
By Signe Cohen
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By Signe Cohen
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Argues that ancient yantra (robot) tales reveal how their Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain authors thought about the nature of humanity and our role in a cosmos filled with divine and natural forces.
Winner of the 2025 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion: Textual Studies presented by the American Academy of Religion
What does it mean to be human? I, Yantra examines ancient Indian narratives about robots and mechanically constructed beings to explore how their Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist auth...