| Passions of the Tongue |
| Acknowledgments |
| Note on Transliteration |
 | Preface |
 | 1. Introduction |
| • | Language and Devotion |
| • | Language, Colonialism, and Modernity |
| • | Language and Gender |
| • | Preview |
| • | Notes |
| 2. One Language, Many Imaginings |
| 3. Feminizing Language |
| 4. Laboring for Language |
| 5. To Die For |
| 6. Conclusion |
| Abbreviations |
| Plates |
| References |