More than Real: A History of the Imagination in South India by Shulman is a rich and thought-provoking exploration of how imagination, belief, and storytelling shape cultural life in South India. Blending history, literary insight, and interpretation, it traces the many ways ideas of the fantastic and the real have been woven together across traditions.
This book will appeal to readers interested in South Asian history, literature, religion, and cultural studies. It offers an engaging journey through myths, narratives, and intellectual traditions, revealing how imagination can be a powerful way of understanding society and experience.
