Introduction 1. Birth vs Merit: Kerala Temple Priests and the Courts Gilles Tearabout 2. National Gods at Court: Secularism and the Judiciary in Nepal Chiara Letizia 3. Plaintiff Deities: Ritual Honor's as Fundamental Rights in India Daniela Berti. 4. Celibate Gods and 'Essential Practices' Jurisprudence at Sabarimala, 1991-2011 Deepa Das Acevedo 5. Slaves and Sons: The Court Dynamics of a Religious Dispute in South India Ute Hüsken. 6. The Legal Making of a 'Hindu Sect': Understanding the Tandava Case in Its Context Raphaël Voix 7. British Justice and the Lustful Mahant France Bhattacharya 8. 'This Land is Mine': Mahants, Civil Law and Political Articulations of Hinduism in Twentieth Century North India Malavika Kasturi
