John E. Cort is Professor Emeritus of Religion at Denison University, where he also taught in the East Asian Studies, Environmental Studies and International Studies programs. He is the author and editor of many books and articles on religion, history, literature, society and culture in western India, with a focus on the Jains. Most recently, he co-edited Brill’s Encyclopedia of Jainism with Paul Dundas, Knut A. Jakobsen and Kristi L. Wiley (2020).