Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz

Dr. Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz is Assistant Professor of Religion at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Her areas of research include the comparative study of Hindu religious identity, practice, and literature from the medieval period to the present day, Hindu goddess traditions in Nepal and India, and gender and religion. She is co-editor of Religion and Modernity in the Himalaya and is the Reviews Editor for HIMALAYA , the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan...See more

Dr. Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz is Assistant Professor of Religion at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Her areas of research include the comparative study of Hindu religious identity, practice, and literature from the medieval period to the present day, Hindu goddess traditions in Nepal and India, and gender and religion. She is co-editor of Religion and Modernity in the Himalaya and is the Reviews Editor for HIMALAYA , the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies. See less