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</ref> In 2008 Flood was granted the title of Professor of Hindu Studies and Comparative Religion from the University of Oxford. In 2014 he was elected a [[British Academy#Fellowship|Fellow of the British Academy]].<ref name="BA Fellow">{{cite web | url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/british-academy-announces-42-new-fellows/2014585.article | title=British Academy announces 42 new fellows | publisher=Times Higher Education | date=18 July 2014 | accessdate=18 July 2014}}</ref> |
</ref> In 2008 Flood was granted the title of Professor of Hindu Studies and Comparative Religion from the University of Oxford. In 2014 he was elected a [[British Academy#Fellowship|Fellow of the British Academy]].<ref name="BA Fellow">{{cite web | url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/british-academy-announces-42-new-fellows/2014585.article | title=British Academy announces 42 new fellows | publisher=Times Higher Education | date=18 July 2014 | accessdate=18 July 2014}}</ref> |
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Flood's publications include; ''An Introduction to Hinduism'', ''Body and Cosmology in Kashmir Saivism'' and ''Beyond Phenomenology: Rethinking the Study of Religion''. He is also the editor of ''The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism''. |
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Gavin Flood | |
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| Born | 1954 |
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| Main interests | Religious studies, tantra, comparative religion, Hinduism |
| Notable works | Introduction to Hinduism (Cambridge University Press 1996), Beyond Phenomenology: Rethinking the Study of religion. (Cassell 1999) |
Gavin Dennis Flood (born 1954) is a British scholar of comparative religion with specialization in Shaivism and phenomenology[1] with research interests that span South Asian traditions.[2] Since October 2005 he has been in the Faculty of Theology University of Oxford and the Academic Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies which is a Recognised Independent Centre of the University of Oxford.[3] In 2008 Flood was granted the title of Professor of Hindu Studies and Comparative Religion from the University of Oxford. In 2014 he was elected a Fellow of the British Academy.[4]
Flood's publications include; An Introduction to Hinduism, Body and Cosmology in Kashmir Saivism and Beyond Phenomenology: Rethinking the Study of Religion. He is also the editor of The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism.
Publications
- The Truth Within: A History of Inwardness in Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Oxford University Press, 2013
- The Bhagavad Gita: A New Translation. Norton, 2012
- The Importance Of Religion: Meaning In Our Strange World. Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
- The Tantric Body: The Secret Tradition of Hindu Religion. London: I.B. Tauris, 2006
- The Ascetic Self: Subjectivity, Memory and Tradition. (Cambridge University Press 2006)[5]
- Beyond Phenomenology: Rethinking the Study of religion. (Cassell 1999)
- Introduction to Hinduism (Cambridge University Press 1996)[6]
- Editor of The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism (Blackwell 2003).[7]
- Rites of Passage (1994)[8]
See also
References and notes
- ^ Flood, G. (2003). "The Sacred and the Profane: Contemporary Demands On Hermeneutics". Literature and Theology. 17 (4): 478–479. doi:10.1093/litthe/17.4.478. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
- ^ "SpringerLink - Journal Article". www.springerlink.com. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
- ^ "University of Oxford, Faculty of Theology". resources.theology.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2008-05-15. (A Recognised Independent Centre is an institution that is not part of the University, but works with the University in research and teaching.)
- ^ "British Academy announces 42 new fellows". Times Higher Education. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ Flood, G.D. (2004). The Ascetic Self: Subjectivity, Memory and Tradition. Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Flood, G.D. (1996). An Introduction to Hinduism. Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Fenn, R.K. (2001). The Blackwell Companion to Sociology of Religion. Blackwell Publishers.
- ^ Holm, J.; Bowker, J.W. (1994). Rites of Passage. Pinter Pub Ltd.
External links
- "University of Oxford, Faculty of Theology". resources.theology.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
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