HUDSON, Dean Dennis. San Bernardino, Calif. 16.2.1938 — Northampton, Mass. 10.12.2006. U.S. Scholar of South Indian Religion. Son of Dean Bradshaw Hudson (1902–1992) and Lisle McClellan. Ph.D. 1970 Claremont, California. From 1970 Professor of World Religions at Smith College in Northampton, Mass., retired as Professor in 2000. He made a lifelong study of Vaikuntha Perumal Temple in Kanchipuram.
Publications: Diss. The life and times of H. A. Krishna Pillai (1827-1900): a study of the encounter of Tamil Sri Vaishnava Hinduism and Evangelical Protestant Christianity in nineteenth century Tirunelveli District. Manuscript of 13+534 p. 1970.
– Violent and fanatical devotion among the Nāyanārs: a study in the Periya Purāṇam of Cekkilār. 12+491 p. Albany 1989.
– The ritual worship of Devi. 408 p. Washington 1999.
– Protestant Origins in India: Tamil Evangelical Christians, 1706-1835. 11+220 p. Grand Rapids, Mich. 2000.
– The Body of God. An Emperor’s Palace for Krishna in Eighth-Century Kanchipuram. 608 p. 2008.
– The Vaikunta Perumal Temple at Kanchipuram. 32+373 p. 99 pl. Chennai 2009.
– Articles, especially on Vaikuntha Perumal Temple in Kanchipuram.
– J. S. Hawley (ed.): Krishna’s Mandala: Bhagavata Religion and Beyond. 36+298 p. N.D. 2010 (articles).
Sources: Advertisement of his 2008 book; ancestors.familysearch.org; worldcat.org.