Note on Transliterations . . ix 
Introduction: Love and Affliction . . 1 

1. Rehabilitating Ammi . . 39 
2. On Dissolution . . 78 
3. Moksha and Mishappenings . . 117 
4. On Dissociation . . 153 
5. Making a Case . . 199 
6. Ethics of Dissolution . . 238 

Bibliography . . 263 
Index . . 273 
Acknowledgments . . 281