The Program in Religious Studies and related faculty members currently have research strength to supervise graduate-level study in many topics. Areas of particular strength include:Ancient and medieval Hinduism; yoga and medical traditions in IndiaIslam (Medieval Islam; Islamic law; contemporary Islamic politics; contemporary Muslim cultures of North and West Africa)East Asian Buddhism, Japanese BuddhismChristianity in medieval and early modern EuropeChristian missions in the nineteenth and twentieth centuriesReligion in Tsarist RussiaNew religious movementsReligion and the arts