[INDOLOGY] Book Announcement: The Game of Knowledge

[jacob at fabularasa.dk]

Hi everybody,

An interview about the research behind my recently published book on the 
Indian origins of Snakes & Ladders just appeared in Indian Express: 
https://indianexpress.com/article/research/snakes-and-ladders-began-as-a-spiritual-game-in-india-how-the-british-transformed-it-10849982/

It is open access today, but will disappear behind a paywall tomorrow. 
So if you don't have a subscription and want to give it a read, now is 
your chance!

Best regards,
Jacob

jacob at fabularasa.dk skrev den 2026-08-19 14:30:
> Dear friends and colleagues,
> 
> I am excited to announce that my book The Game of Knowledge: Playing
> at Spiritual Liberation in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Western
> India is now out on Primus Books! Please find a preview attached.
> 
> The book is currently available from Amazon India
> (https://sl1nk.com/w9728qg), but should be available internationally
> soon, albeit at a higher price.
> 
> If you want to procure a copy at the original Indian price and have it
> shipped internationally, you can contact Abhijeet Ghose from Primus
> Books directly on aghose at primusbooks.com or WhatsApp +918697233707.
> Just mention that you have received his contact details from me and he
> will handle the order.
> 
> And remember: Yah matra ek khel nahin hain!
> 
> Best wishes,
> Jacob
> 
> Jacob Schmidt-Madsen
> Postdoctoral Scholar
> Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA)
> Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG)
> Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany